Colonial Heights, Virginia Weather
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Colonial Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—98°73°—
- MondayJul 6Showers81%—97°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers70%1.4″95°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm52%—80°70°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy26%—98°68°+18°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%—101°74°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle35%—83°72°-18°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.5 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.5 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Colonial Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23834
15-Day Forecast — Colonial Heights
- Sun98°73°15%
- Mon97°74°81%
- Tue95°70°70%
- Wed80°70°52%
- Thu98°68°26%
- Fri101°74°25%
- Sat83°72°35%
- Sun84°70°35%
- Mon88°66°14%
- Tue91°63°12%
- Wed96°66°22%
- Thu93°69°29%
- Fri95°68°29%
- Sat93°70°40%
- Sun98°69°48%
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 — Colonial Heights
SPC has placed Colonial Heights in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Colonial Heights
- 23834