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Dillwyn, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dillwyn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Dillwyn, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 8:14 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
88%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Dillwyn, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDillwyn, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 74°H 97°
Dillwyn, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    97°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78%
    95°74°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    78%
    1.4″
    99°68°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    86°68°-13°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    28%
    0.09″
    94°70°+8°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Rain
    25%
    0.17″
    92°69°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    95°67°+3°
Dillwyn, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
056° · steady
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 17 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 202SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Dillwyn, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.0991.7992.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dillwyn, VA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), 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 0.96 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Dillwyn, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
113 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:14 UTC · Dillwyn, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:14 UTC · Dillwyn, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dillwyn, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dillwyn, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dillwyn, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dillwyn, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dillwyn, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dillwyn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 23936

16-Day Forecast — Dillwyn

  1. Sun97°70°33%
  2. Mon95°74°78%
  3. Tue99°68°78%
  4. Wed86°68°63%
  5. Thu94°70°28%
  6. Fri92°69°25%
  7. Sat95°67°35%
  8. Sun79°65°26%
  9. Mon91°63°16%
  10. Tue98°67°11%
  11. Wed78°72°11%
  12. Thu86°61°31%
  13. Fri91°61°34%
  14. Sat97°69°35%
  15. Sun98°73°45%
  16. Mon89°73°42%

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 — Dillwyn

SPC has placed Dillwyn in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Dillwyn

  • 23936

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.