McDowell, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McDowell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain31%0.57″87°65°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle89%—85°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm75%—76°65°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm60%0.23″74°67°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Foggy32%—87°63°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%0.04″88°64°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle38%—76°63°-12°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
McDowell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.
ZIP code: 24458
15-Day Forecast — McDowell
- Sun87°65°31%
- Mon85°68°89%
- Tue76°65°75%
- Wed74°67°60%
- Thu87°63°32%
- Fri88°64°37%
- Sat76°63°38%
- Sun79°66°24%
- Mon80°63°16%
- Tue75°59°14%
- Wed82°60°17%
- Thu87°63°39%
- Fri82°64°42%
- Sat80°62°45%
- Sun86°62°49%
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 — McDowell
SPC has placed McDowell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 McDowell
- 24458