Colonial Beach, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colonial Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain54%0.23″99°76°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain35%0.09″91°75°-8°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm75%0.17″87°74°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle75%—83°72°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers38%0.01″78°72°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy16%—93°70°+15°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—99°74°+6°
AQI 111 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 59 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.0 µg/m³.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 4h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Colonial Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 22443
16-Day Forecast — Colonial Beach
- Sat99°76°54%
- Sun91°75°35%
- Mon87°74°75%
- Tue83°72°75%
- Wed78°72°38%
- Thu93°70°16%
- Fri99°74°36%
- Sat93°73°38%
- Sun83°72°29%
- Mon80°70°26%
- Tue86°68°16%
- Wed90°70°41%
- Thu87°70°43%
- Fri86°74°43%
- Sat96°73°39%
- Sun91°73°37%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Colonial Beach
SPC has placed Colonial Beach in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Colonial Beach
- 22443