Independent Hill, Virginia Weather
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Independent Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Showers46%0.13″93°71°—
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle58%0.02″82°72°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle51%0.02″78°70°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers45%0.01″91°70°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—95°71°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast42%—88°71°-7°
- SundayJul 12Light Showers27%0.20″88°68°0°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 12:26 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Independent Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
15-Day Forecast — Independent Hill
- Mon92°71°46%
- Tue82°72°58%
- Wed78°70°51%
- Thu91°70°45%
- Fri95°71°48%
- Sat88°71°42%
- Sun88°68°27%
- Mon88°64°13%
- Tue92°65°13%
- Wed81°67°20%
- Thu84°70°36%
- Fri86°65°42%
- Sat82°65°24%
- Sun88°60°26%
- Mon86°66°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Independent Hill
SPC has placed Independent Hill 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 Independent Hill
- 22193
- 20112