Fancy Gap, Virginia Weather
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Fancy Gap weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast33%—84°64°—
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle81%—82°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail67%—78°63°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers32%0.18″84°64°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—84°62°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle33%—78°65°-6°
- SundayJul 12Light Drizzle39%0.01″87°63°+9°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:03 AM
- Moonset
- 12:39 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Fancy Gap at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 24328
15-Day Forecast — Fancy Gap
- Mon84°64°33%
- Tue82°66°81%
- Wed78°63°67%
- Thu84°64°32%
- Fri84°62°19%
- Sat78°65°33%
- Sun87°63°39%
- Mon90°63°21%
- Tue91°65°13%
- Wed84°62°24%
- Thu83°58°36%
- Fri82°59°36%
- Sat67°61°33%
- Sun77°61°27%
- Mon78°62°34%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Fancy Gap
SPC includes Fancy Gap in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Fancy Gap
- 24328