Claypool Hill, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Claypool Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast33%—84°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain23%1.2″89°67°+5°
- MondayJul 6Showers74%—86°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle49%—83°64°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%—84°61°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear25%—88°60°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle62%0.02″81°64°-7°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Claypool Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Claypool Hill
- Sat84°68°33%
- Sun89°67°23%
- Mon86°67°74%
- Tue83°64°49%
- Wed84°61°12%
- Thu88°60°25%
- Fri81°64°62%
- Sat73°63°65%
- Sun70°62°47%
- Mon85°59°24%
- Tue84°59°17%
- Wed81°60°36%
- Thu83°62°58%
- Fri79°63°69%
- Sat79°65°56%
- Sun83°67°71%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Claypool Hill
SPC has placed Claypool Hill in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Claypool Hill
- 24637
- 24609