Elliston, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elliston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast31%—92°66°—
- MondayJul 6Rain75%0.17″92°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm67%—83°68°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle44%—88°65°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy27%—95°63°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—92°66°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle30%—78°68°-14°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elliston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24087
15-Day Forecast — Elliston
- Sun92°66°31%
- Mon92°70°75%
- Tue83°68°67%
- Wed88°65°44%
- Thu95°63°27%
- Fri92°66°27%
- Sat78°68°30%
- Sun81°66°24%
- Mon86°61°14%
- Tue90°59°13%
- Wed88°63°19%
- Thu91°65°34%
- Fri86°63°39%
- Sat93°66°42%
- Sun94°69°46%
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 — Elliston
SPC has placed Elliston 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 Elliston
- 24087