Floyd, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Floyd weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain32%0.78″88°65°—
- MondayJul 6Showers63%0.10″87°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers79%0.04″88°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm54%0.09″84°64°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle28%—89°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%0.04″88°64°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle46%—89°63°+1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 31 now. With UV 3.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Floyd at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24091
16-Day Forecast — Floyd
- Sun88°65°32%
- Mon87°66°63%
- Tue88°64°79%
- Wed84°64°54%
- Thu89°64°28%
- Fri88°64°29%
- Sat89°63°46%
- Sun77°64°30%
- Mon88°60°15%
- Tue94°64°10%
- Wed77°65°11%
- Thu83°54°23%
- Fri85°58°33%
- Sat91°63°40%
- Sun92°68°39%
- Mon80°68°52%
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 — Floyd
SPC has placed Floyd in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Floyd
- 24091