Hayfield, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hayfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain65%0.79″93°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain86%0.98″87°73°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers86%0.02″94°68°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle43%0.02″79°69°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers44%0.24″93°69°+14°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%—88°69°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle29%—81°71°-7°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.7 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.7 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hayfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Hayfield
- Sun93°74°65%
- Mon87°73°86%
- Tue94°68°86%
- Wed79°69°43%
- Thu93°69°44%
- Fri88°69°46%
- Sat81°71°29%
- Sun84°70°25%
- Mon90°63°24%
- Tue98°67°14%
- Wed87°70°14%
- Thu86°64°26%
- Fri91°63°19%
- Sat98°68°32%
- Sun93°73°42%
- Mon90°72°35%
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 — Hayfield
SPC has placed Hayfield in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Hayfield
- 22315