Franktown, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Franktown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast58%—87°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail62%0.83″89°75°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers54%0.84″76°73°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle14%—82°73°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—91°77°+9°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle27%—81°75°-10°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 85 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Franktown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23354
15-Day Forecast — Franktown
- Sun90°76°1%
- Mon87°76°58%
- Tue89°75°62%
- Wed76°73°54%
- Thu82°73°14%
- Fri91°77°23%
- Sat81°75°27%
- Sun83°73°25%
- Mon81°73°22%
- Tue79°73°14%
- Wed81°73°14%
- Thu87°75°30%
- Fri89°73°23%
- Sat84°74°33%
- Sun86°74°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 — Franktown
SPC has placed Franktown 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 Franktown
- 23354