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 5Rain35%0.14″88°66°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle73%0.02″85°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers79%0.18″87°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers51%0.04″85°63°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—87°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—88°66°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm50%—79°65°-9°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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 33 now. With UV 0.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hillsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below 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
15-Day Forecast — Hillsville
- Sun87°66°35%
- Mon85°67°73%
- Tue87°64°79%
- Wed85°63°51%
- Thu87°62°28%
- Fri88°66°27%
- Sat79°65°50%
- Sun88°65°34%
- Mon81°57°18%
- Tue79°55°9%
- Wed85°58°14%
- Thu85°61°30%
- Fri73°63°37%
- Sat82°62°42%
- Sun87°61°48%
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