Concord, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Concord weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers54%0.19″99°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—99°70°0°
- MondayJul 6Rain79%0.26″95°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers66%—89°68°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers31%—82°66°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy19%—98°68°+16°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy23%—98°71°0°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
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 47 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Concord 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: 24538
16-Day Forecast — Concord
- Sat99°72°54%
- Sun99°71°26%
- Mon95°69°79%
- Tue89°68°66%
- Wed82°66°31%
- Thu98°68°19%
- Fri98°71°23%
- Sat80°71°34%
- Sun80°67°27%
- Mon87°63°17%
- Tue92°59°15%
- Wed92°65°37%
- Thu92°66°41%
- Fri95°66°48%
- Sat92°68°55%
- Sun93°67°45%
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 — Concord
SPC has placed Concord in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Concord
- 24538