Danville, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Danville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—99°72°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle82%0.03″97°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers82%0.04″89°69°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle53%—93°69°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy25%—100°70°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—102°73°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast40%—87°72°-15°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 55 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Danville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 24540, 24541
15-Day Forecast — Danville
- Sun99°72°21%
- Mon97°72°82%
- Tue89°69°82%
- Wed93°69°53%
- Thu100°70°25%
- Fri102°73°20%
- Sat87°72°40%
- Sun81°70°34%
- Mon88°66°16%
- Tue94°62°11%
- Wed96°67°17%
- Thu95°68°39%
- Fri95°68°48%
- Sat93°69°58%
- Sun99°71°57%
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 — Danville
SPC has placed Danville 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 Danville
- 24540
- 24541