Ettrick, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ettrick weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle15%0.04″99°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers79%0.47″96°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm79%0.05″92°73°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail61%—80°72°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers28%—91°71°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers28%0.25″99°71°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle40%0.05″84°71°-15°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ettrick at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Ettrick
- Sun99°72°15%
- Mon96°76°79%
- Tue92°73°79%
- Wed80°72°61%
- Thu91°71°28%
- Fri99°71°28%
- Sat84°71°40%
- Sun93°72°28%
- Mon85°71°22%
- Tue86°69°12%
- Wed89°67°12%
- Thu95°69°39%
- Fri82°72°39%
- Sat91°70°34%
- Sun92°70°39%
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 — Ettrick
SPC has placed Ettrick 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 Ettrick
- 23803
- 23834