Eagle Rock, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Eagle Rock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain21%0.06″96°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast70%—93°73°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle76%0.01″92°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers56%—92°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers25%—94°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%0.01″86°66°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%—87°65°+1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) 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
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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Eagle Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24085
16-Day Forecast — Eagle Rock
- Sun96°69°21%
- Mon93°73°70%
- Tue92°67°76%
- Wed92°67°56%
- Thu94°67°25%
- Fri86°66°38%
- Sat87°65°43%
- Sun87°66°29%
- Mon94°61°15%
- Tue98°65°12%
- Wed80°66°12%
- Thu89°56°33%
- Fri91°57°42%
- Sat97°63°46%
- Sun96°68°48%
- Mon88°69°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 — Eagle Rock
SPC has placed Eagle Rock 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 Eagle Rock
- 24085