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Esmont, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Esmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Esmont, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:12 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
91%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Esmont, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEsmont, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 69°H 94°
Esmont, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    37%
    94°67°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    79%
    0.03″
    96°72°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    77%
    0.18″
    91°69°-5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    65%
    0.07″
    72°68°-19°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    95°68°+23°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    34%
    0.12″
    93°67°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    86°66°-7°
Esmont, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 171°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 183SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
Esmont, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.7992.4992.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Esmont, VA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Esmont, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.9mi
UNLIMITED
108 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
11:12 UTC · Esmont, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
11:12 UTC · Esmont, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Esmont, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Esmont, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Esmont, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Esmont, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Esmont, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Esmont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 22937

15-Day Forecast — Esmont

  1. Sun94°67°37%
  2. Mon96°72°79%
  3. Tue91°69°77%
  4. Wed72°68°65%
  5. Thu95°68°31%
  6. Fri93°67°34%
  7. Sat86°66°33%
  8. Sun89°70°27%
  9. Mon91°65°16%
  10. Tue88°64°16%
  11. Wed90°65°16%
  12. Thu95°67°25%
  13. Fri91°69°32%
  14. Sat93°67°34%
  15. Sun92°67°35%

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 — Esmont

SPC has placed Esmont in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Esmont

  • 22937

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.