Dooms, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dooms weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle40%0.03″90°64°—
- MondayJul 6Rain83%0.43″90°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers77%—83°66°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle60%0.01″76°66°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—94°65°+18°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle41%0.13″93°69°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle35%—77°67°-16°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.94 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dooms at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Dooms
- Sun90°64°40%
- Mon90°69°83%
- Tue83°66°77%
- Wed76°66°60%
- Thu94°65°32%
- Fri93°69°41%
- Sat77°67°35%
- Sun77°64°24%
- Mon84°57°13%
- Tue91°58°13%
- Wed85°63°25%
- Thu87°62°34%
- Fri88°63°42%
- Sat91°66°37%
- Sun93°66°44%
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 — Dooms
SPC has placed Dooms in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Dooms
- 22980