Draper, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Draper weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle37%0.01″89°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast59%—87°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle76%—87°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers52%—84°65°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%—89°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%0.02″89°65°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast48%—89°66°0°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) 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 40 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Draper at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24324
16-Day Forecast — Draper
- Sun89°67°37%
- Mon87°68°59%
- Tue87°65°76%
- Wed84°65°52%
- Thu89°64°31%
- Fri89°65°34%
- Sat89°66°48%
- Sun81°64°30%
- Mon90°59°19%
- Tue95°62°11%
- Wed76°64°14%
- Thu83°54°23%
- Fri88°55°33%
- Sat93°63°40%
- Sun93°66°39%
- Mon84°68°52%
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 — Draper
SPC has placed Draper in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Draper
- 24324