Matoaca, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Matoaca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers15%0.07″100°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain12%1.8″101°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers87%—96°74°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers69%0.70″95°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm37%—80°69°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—99°68°+19°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—101°72°+2°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 18.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Matoaca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Matoaca
- Sat100°76°15%
- Sun101°74°12%
- Mon96°74°87%
- Tue95°70°69%
- Wed80°69°37%
- Thu99°68°16%
- Fri101°72°21%
- Sat85°70°32%
- Sun85°70°29%
- Mon88°65°22%
- Tue91°62°20%
- Wed96°65°36%
- Thu92°69°38%
- Fri92°67°48%
- Sat94°69°48%
- Sun98°70°42%
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 — Matoaca
SPC has placed Matoaca in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Matoaca
- 23803