Fincastle, Virginia Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fincastle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle30%0.04″94°68°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain35%0.41″91°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers76%0.06″85°72°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle63%—94°68°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle27%—91°67°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—89°66°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast26%—89°67°0°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:59 PM
- Moonset
- 12:36 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Fincastle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 24090
16-Day Forecast — Fincastle
- Sun94°68°30%
- Mon89°72°35%
- Tue85°72°76%
- Wed94°68°63%
- Thu91°67°27%
- Fri89°66°20%
- Sat89°67°26%
- Sun91°67°29%
- Mon99°68°26%
- Tue98°69°14%
- Wed90°62°16%
- Thu87°62°29%
- Fri83°62°32%
- Sat73°66°28%
- Sun82°65°26%
- Mon86°65°26%
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 — Fincastle
SPC has placed Fincastle in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Fincastle
- 24090