Iron Gate, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Iron Gate weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast25%—94°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast76%—94°75°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail71%0.96″85°68°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail42%0.04″79°69°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle24%—93°68°+14°
- FridayJul 10Showers30%0.45″95°67°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm34%—81°66°-14°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.95 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 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Iron Gate at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24448
15-Day Forecast — Iron Gate
- Sun94°69°25%
- Mon94°75°76%
- Tue85°68°71%
- Wed79°69°42%
- Thu93°68°24%
- Fri95°67°30%
- Sat81°66°34%
- Sun92°69°19%
- Mon85°65°13%
- Tue80°63°14%
- Wed87°63°12%
- Thu92°66°27%
- Fri86°67°35%
- Sat90°66°48%
- Sun93°65°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 — Iron Gate
SPC has placed Iron Gate 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 Iron Gate
- 24448