Kilmarnock, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kilmarnock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain17%0.64″94°74°—
- MondayJul 6Showers76%—93°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail70%0.12″91°74°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle49%0.02″78°72°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear24%—93°71°+15°
- FridayJul 10Overcast32%—99°74°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm39%—80°73°-19°
AQI 122 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 50 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 18.2 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.2 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kilmarnock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 22482
15-Day Forecast — Kilmarnock
- Sun94°74°17%
- Mon93°76°76%
- Tue91°74°70%
- Wed78°72°49%
- Thu93°71°24%
- Fri99°74°32%
- Sat80°73°39%
- Sun82°72°30%
- Mon82°68°20%
- Tue83°67°14%
- Wed91°70°27%
- Thu87°72°25%
- Fri86°71°32%
- Sat88°72°33%
- Sun94°71°53%
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 — Kilmarnock
SPC has placed Kilmarnock in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Kilmarnock
- 22482