Hopewell, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hopewell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—97°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain80%0.50″96°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm80%0.22″93°73°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm60%0.06″79°72°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers26%—90°70°+11°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle27%0.09″98°71°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle39%0.05″85°71°-13°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hopewell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23860
15-Day Forecast — Hopewell
- Sun97°73°15%
- Mon96°75°80%
- Tue93°73°80%
- Wed79°72°60%
- Thu90°70°26%
- Fri98°71°27%
- Sat85°71°39%
- Sun89°72°28%
- Mon86°72°21%
- Tue86°69°12%
- Wed88°68°13%
- Thu95°69°30%
- Fri83°73°35%
- Sat91°70°36%
- Sun92°70°43%
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 — Hopewell
SPC has placed Hopewell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Hopewell
- 23860