Culpeper, Virginia Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Culpeper weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Drizzle43%0.01″93°69°—
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle65%0.11″86°72°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers63%0.07″75°71°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers45%—93°71°+18°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—93°70°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast46%—86°70°-7°
- SundayJul 12Light Rain25%0.29″88°69°+2°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 12:29 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Culpeper at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 22701
15-Day Forecast — Culpeper
- Mon93°70°43%
- Tue86°72°65%
- Wed75°71°63%
- Thu93°71°45%
- Fri93°70°37%
- Sat86°70°46%
- Sun88°69°25%
- Mon89°65°15%
- Tue89°68°12%
- Wed81°69°18%
- Thu84°68°19%
- Fri86°62°34%
- Sat81°63°41%
- Sun86°60°45%
- Mon84°66°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Culpeper
SPC has placed Culpeper 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 Culpeper
- 22701