McGaheysville, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McGaheysville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle43%0.02″89°63°—
- MondayJul 6Showers89%1.2″88°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm77%—80°67°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle56%0.01″78°67°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—94°66°+16°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle49%0.05″91°69°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%—79°68°-12°
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
McGaheysville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 22840
15-Day Forecast — McGaheysville
- Sun90°63°43%
- Mon88°70°89%
- Tue80°67°77%
- Wed78°67°56%
- Thu94°66°33%
- Fri91°69°49%
- Sat79°68°37%
- Sun77°64°22%
- Mon83°57°13%
- Tue89°59°12%
- Wed87°62°30%
- Thu88°63°42%
- Fri88°64°32%
- Sat90°67°41%
- Sun92°66°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 — McGaheysville
SPC has placed McGaheysville 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 McGaheysville
- 22840