Massanutten, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Massanutten weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle45%0.01″90°64°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers90%1.4″88°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm77%—79°66°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle56%0.01″77°66°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—92°64°+15°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%0.05″89°68°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%—78°66°-11°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Massanutten at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Massanutten
- Sun90°64°45%
- Mon88°68°90%
- Tue79°66°77%
- Wed77°66°56%
- Thu92°64°33%
- Fri89°68°50%
- Sat78°66°37%
- Sun76°63°21%
- Mon82°55°14%
- Tue88°58°11%
- Wed85°61°30%
- Thu87°61°42%
- Fri87°63°32%
- Sat89°66°41%
- Sun91°65°56%
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 — Massanutten
SPC has placed Massanutten in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal 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 Massanutten
- 22840