Clifton, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clifton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast39%—93°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain84%0.42″89°74°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers84%0.03″79°72°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle47%0.02″73°70°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle46%—90°69°+17°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—86°73°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle28%0.05″84°68°-2°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Clifton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 20124
15-Day Forecast — Clifton
- Sun93°69°39%
- Mon89°74°84%
- Tue79°72°84%
- Wed73°70°47%
- Thu90°69°46%
- Fri86°73°47%
- Sat84°68°28%
- Sun80°71°27%
- Mon85°68°23%
- Tue86°67°14%
- Wed87°68°14%
- Thu94°71°23%
- Fri89°71°19%
- Sat90°70°35%
- Sun89°72°39%
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 — Clifton
SPC has placed Clifton in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Clifton
- 20124