Mappsville, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mappsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——91°74°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers54%—89°76°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers59%—88°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers43%0.02″78°69°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—86°68°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—96°77°+10°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle24%0.01″81°72°-15°
AQI 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mappsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 23407
15-Day Forecast — Mappsville
- Sun91°74°8%
- Mon89°76°54%
- Tue88°72°59%
- Wed78°69°43%
- Thu86°68°12%
- Fri96°77°24%
- Sat81°72°24%
- Sun81°69°18%
- Mon82°65°18%
- Tue82°66°12%
- Wed88°69°19%
- Thu88°71°20%
- Fri86°71°29%
- Sat85°71°35%
- Sun92°71°44%
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 — Mappsville
SPC has placed Mappsville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Mappsville
- 23407
- 23359
- 23308