Goshen, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Goshen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—93°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast71%—92°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Rain78%0.10″90°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm62%—86°65°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers26%—89°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—80°65°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle45%—90°64°+10°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Goshen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24439
16-Day Forecast — Goshen
- Sun93°68°17%
- Mon92°72°71%
- Tue90°65°78%
- Wed86°65°62%
- Thu89°67°26%
- Fri80°65°31%
- Sat90°64°45%
- Sun84°64°30%
- Mon89°61°14%
- Tue96°64°12%
- Wed84°65°12%
- Thu86°58°22%
- Fri90°58°23%
- Sat95°62°30%
- Sun90°66°45%
- Mon83°68°40%
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 — Goshen
SPC has placed Goshen 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 Goshen
- 24439