Lafayette, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lafayette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast27%—95°69°—
- MondayJul 6Rain75%0.18″93°71°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle67%—85°68°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers44%—88°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—95°64°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—94°68°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle30%—78°68°-16°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 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 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lafayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Lafayette
- Sun95°69°27%
- Mon93°71°75%
- Tue85°68°67%
- Wed88°65°44%
- Thu95°64°27%
- Fri94°68°27%
- Sat78°68°30%
- Sun80°66°24%
- Mon86°62°14%
- Tue91°60°13%
- Wed89°64°19%
- Thu92°66°34%
- Fri86°64°39%
- Sat94°67°42%
- Sun95°69°46%
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 — Lafayette
SPC has placed Lafayette 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 Lafayette
- 24087