Louisa, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Louisa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle33%0.03″95°67°—
- MondayJul 6Showers81%—95°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm66%—87°68°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers56%0.01″79°69°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—98°68°+19°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%0.02″101°69°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm32%—80°69°-21°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Louisa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23093
15-Day Forecast — Louisa
- Sun95°67°33%
- Mon95°70°81%
- Tue87°68°66%
- Wed79°69°56%
- Thu98°68°29%
- Fri101°69°34%
- Sat80°69°32%
- Sun80°66°27%
- Mon87°62°14%
- Tue93°60°12%
- Wed92°63°25%
- Thu90°65°29%
- Fri92°67°43%
- Sat94°68°35%
- Sun92°67°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 — Louisa
SPC has placed Louisa in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Louisa
- 23093