Horse Pasture, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Horse Pasture weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain15%0.33″96°70°—
- MondayJul 6Showers79%0.11″94°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers70%0.04″95°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers54%0.06″83°66°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—96°67°+13°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—94°72°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%—90°67°-4°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 40 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Horse Pasture at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Horse Pasture
- Sun95°70°15%
- Mon94°70°79%
- Tue95°67°70%
- Wed83°66°54%
- Thu96°67°31%
- Fri94°72°20%
- Sat90°67°43%
- Sun96°69°32%
- Mon91°63°12%
- Tue86°60°10%
- Wed92°61°17%
- Thu92°67°39%
- Fri84°67°48%
- Sat91°66°45%
- Sun90°65°50%
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 — Horse Pasture
SPC has placed Horse Pasture in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Horse Pasture
- 24148
- 24165
- 24112