Dryden, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dryden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast32%—89°74°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle29%0.03″91°73°+2°
- MondayJul 6Rain57%0.26″90°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle32%—86°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—86°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast45%—90°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm67%0.07″91°64°+1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 5.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dryden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24243
16-Day Forecast — Dryden
- Sat89°74°32%
- Sun91°73°29%
- Mon90°69°57%
- Tue86°66°32%
- Wed86°63°17%
- Thu90°63°45%
- Fri91°64°67%
- Sat84°67°61%
- Sun76°60°35%
- Mon81°56°18%
- Tue84°58°17%
- Wed87°64°24%
- Thu85°64°43%
- Fri85°67°60%
- Sat81°67°52%
- Sun83°65°61%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Dryden
SPC has placed Dryden 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 Dryden
- 24277
- 24243