Lebanon, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lebanon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle37%0.06″88°67°—
- MondayJul 6Showers67%0.87″85°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm60%—78°64°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle27%—85°64°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%—89°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm67%0.01″80°66°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm62%—78°66°-2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.2 µg/m³.
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 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lebanon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24266
15-Day Forecast — Lebanon
- Sun88°67°37%
- Mon85°68°67%
- Tue78°64°60%
- Wed85°64°27%
- Thu89°63°31%
- Fri80°66°67%
- Sat78°66°62%
- Sun77°64°35%
- Mon81°58°19%
- Tue82°55°12%
- Wed86°61°20%
- Thu80°63°42%
- Fri74°65°44%
- Sat82°63°54%
- Sun86°62°71%
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 — Lebanon
SPC has placed Lebanon 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 Lebanon
- 24266