Lunenburg, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lunenburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers17%0.07″99°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle81%0.02″96°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers81%—96°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail64%—81°71°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers31%—94°70°+13°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle28%—98°70°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle44%—88°69°-10°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.85 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 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lunenburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23952
15-Day Forecast — Lunenburg
- Sun99°70°17%
- Mon96°76°81%
- Tue96°70°81%
- Wed81°71°64%
- Thu94°70°31%
- Fri98°70°28%
- Sat88°69°44%
- Sun98°72°38%
- Mon87°70°22%
- Tue85°67°11%
- Wed93°66°11%
- Thu95°68°29%
- Fri85°71°43%
- Sat91°69°33%
- Sun91°68°39%
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 — Lunenburg
SPC has placed Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg
- 23947
- 23974
- 23952