Halifax, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Halifax weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—102°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—99°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers81%—99°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers75%0.19″91°70°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers38%—89°68°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear19%—96°70°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—102°72°+6°
AQI 79 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.87 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Halifax at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24558
16-Day Forecast — Halifax
- Sat102°73°12%
- Sun99°71°16%
- Mon99°72°81%
- Tue91°70°75%
- Wed89°68°38%
- Thu96°70°19%
- Fri102°72°22%
- Sat89°73°40%
- Sun85°69°30%
- Mon88°65°16%
- Tue94°62°16%
- Wed95°67°22%
- Thu95°68°34%
- Fri95°67°52%
- Sat93°68°48%
- Sun98°70°52%
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 — Halifax
SPC has placed Halifax in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Halifax
- 24558