Locust Mount, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Locust Mount weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°80°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°77°-6°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle73%—90°75°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm73%0.03″88°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers39%0.03″78°71°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——85°70°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—95°77°+10°
AQI 151 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Locust Mount at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.
16-Day Forecast — Locust Mount
- Sat98°80°4%
- Sun92°77°2%
- Mon90°75°73%
- Tue88°73°73%
- Wed78°71°39%
- Thu85°70°7%
- Fri95°77°29%
- Sat81°74°29%
- Sun81°70°24%
- Mon80°68°24%
- Tue81°69°22%
- Wed88°71°18%
- Thu86°73°23%
- Fri84°72°32%
- Sat82°73°28%
- Sun93°72°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 — Locust Mount
SPC has placed Locust Mount 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 Locust Mount
- 23480
- 23410