Damascus, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Damascus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle31%—88°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain27%0.31″88°71°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers69%1.6″86°66°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle49%—83°66°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear14%—86°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear24%—88°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm53%0.01″85°66°-3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 38 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Damascus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24236
16-Day Forecast — Damascus
- Sat88°70°31%
- Sun88°71°27%
- Mon86°66°69%
- Tue83°66°49%
- Wed86°65°14%
- Thu88°64°24%
- Fri85°66°53%
- Sat74°64°69%
- Sun73°65°51%
- Mon86°62°25%
- Tue85°62°21%
- Wed84°63°29%
- Thu83°64°56%
- Fri83°64°49%
- Sat80°66°50%
- Sun87°68°77%
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 — Damascus
SPC has placed Damascus 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 Damascus
- 24236