Emporia, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Emporia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain20%0.06″101°74°—
- MondayJul 6Showers77%0.06″97°75°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers77%0.15″96°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm54%—86°71°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—96°69°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—103°74°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%0.01″86°73°-17°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.86 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Emporia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23847
15-Day Forecast — Emporia
- Sun100°74°20%
- Mon97°75°77%
- Tue96°72°77%
- Wed86°71°54%
- Thu96°69°19%
- Fri103°74°18%
- Sat86°73°42%
- Sun86°71°38%
- Mon88°66°22%
- Tue92°63°14%
- Wed98°66°18%
- Thu97°70°23%
- Fri94°68°41%
- Sat93°68°48%
- Sun96°71°56%
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 — Emporia
SPC has placed Emporia in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Emporia
- 23847