Lancaster, Virginia Weather
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Lancaster weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—96°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain73%0.95″90°75°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers71%0.78″93°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle58%—78°72°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers32%0.17″91°70°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—91°70°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast39%—89°72°-2°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.89 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lancaster at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above 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: 22503
16-Day Forecast — Lancaster
- Sun96°73°16%
- Mon90°75°73%
- Tue93°71°71%
- Wed78°72°58%
- Thu91°70°32%
- Fri91°70°31%
- Sat89°72°39%
- Sun88°70°23%
- Mon84°68°23%
- Tue95°70°8%
- Wed85°71°14%
- Thu84°65°32%
- Fri89°64°32%
- Sat96°73°37%
- Sun97°76°45%
- Mon88°72°40%
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 — Lancaster
SPC has placed Lancaster 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 Lancaster
- 22503