Fries, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fries weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle23%—89°66°—
- MondayJul 6Showers83%0.55″86°65°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm68%0.03″89°65°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm35%—82°64°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—88°64°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—89°68°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm36%—83°66°-6°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fries 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 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24330
15-Day Forecast — Fries
- Sun88°66°23%
- Mon86°65°83%
- Tue89°65°68%
- Wed82°64°35%
- Thu88°64°26%
- Fri89°68°23%
- Sat83°66°36%
- Sun88°66°30%
- Mon83°58°21%
- Tue84°55°14%
- Wed85°60°10%
- Thu84°63°36%
- Fri75°65°39%
- Sat85°63°48%
- Sun86°62°55%
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 — Fries
SPC has placed Fries 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 Fries
- 24330
- 24333