Front Royal, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Front Royal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain45%0.13″93°65°—
- MondayJul 6Showers84%0.02″89°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers82%—81°69°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers55%0.07″75°68°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—96°67°+21°
- FridayJul 10Overcast54%—91°70°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle35%—78°67°-13°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Front Royal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 22630
15-Day Forecast — Front Royal
- Sun93°65°45%
- Mon89°71°84%
- Tue81°69°82%
- Wed75°68°55%
- Thu96°67°33%
- Fri91°70°54%
- Sat78°67°35%
- Sun79°63°24%
- Mon83°56°15%
- Tue92°60°9%
- Wed85°64°26%
- Thu88°62°35%
- Fri86°66°29%
- Sat94°68°32%
- Sun80°68°42%
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 — Front Royal
SPC has placed Front Royal in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Front Royal
- 22630