Hillsville, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hillsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain29%0.14″88°66°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain43%1.7″83°66°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle72%0.03″87°66°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers53%0.11″82°64°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%—87°63°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—88°64°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast35%—88°64°0°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
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 60 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hillsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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: 24343
16-Day Forecast — Hillsville
- Sun88°66°29%
- Mon83°66°43%
- Tue87°66°72%
- Wed82°64°53%
- Thu87°63°23%
- Fri88°64°23%
- Sat88°64°35%
- Sun79°64°32%
- Mon90°59°22%
- Tue94°63°13%
- Wed77°66°17%
- Thu82°55°23%
- Fri86°58°33%
- Sat90°62°40%
- Sun91°65°39%
- Mon80°68°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 — Hillsville
SPC has placed Hillsville 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 Hillsville
- 24343