Gate City, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gate City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers29%0.39″90°67°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain35%0.09″88°71°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm56%—84°68°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle37%—90°67°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers19%0.39″90°67°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle64%—83°65°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle63%—81°68°-2°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 7.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 78
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gate City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above 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: 24251
16-Day Forecast — Gate City
- Sun90°67°29%
- Mon88°71°35%
- Tue84°68°56%
- Wed90°67°37%
- Thu90°67°19%
- Fri83°65°64%
- Sat81°68°63%
- Sun89°67°40%
- Mon88°68°18%
- Tue77°60°12%
- Wed83°57°12%
- Thu90°59°35%
- Fri94°61°39%
- Sat94°65°48%
- Sun89°66°42%
- Mon88°62°59%
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 — Gate City
SPC has placed Gate City 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 Gate City
- 24251