Fort Chiswell, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Chiswell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle32%0.01″91°66°—
- MondayJul 6Showers64%0.24″88°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm73%—89°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle50%0.02″86°64°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle27%—89°64°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—89°67°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm50%—80°65°-9°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 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 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fort Chiswell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Fort Chiswell
- Sun91°66°32%
- Mon88°67°64%
- Tue89°65°73%
- Wed86°64°50%
- Thu89°64°27%
- Fri89°67°35%
- Sat80°65°50%
- Sun87°65°33%
- Mon83°58°19%
- Tue85°55°11%
- Wed87°60°14%
- Thu85°61°28%
- Fri78°64°35%
- Sat84°63°55%
- Sun88°61°56%
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 — Fort Chiswell
SPC has placed Fort Chiswell 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 Fort Chiswell
- 24382
- 24360