McKenney, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McKenney weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle19%0.02″100°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle76%0.07″96°76°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm73%0.03″97°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail52%0.01″83°72°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers24%—91°71°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%0.04″99°71°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle39%—87°70°-12°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.82 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 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McKenney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23872
15-Day Forecast — McKenney
- Sun100°72°19%
- Mon96°76°76%
- Tue97°73°73%
- Wed83°72°52%
- Thu91°71°24%
- Fri99°71°22%
- Sat87°70°39%
- Sun95°72°36%
- Mon85°70°18%
- Tue86°68°10%
- Wed92°67°8%
- Thu93°69°39%
- Fri86°72°39%
- Sat92°70°34%
- Sun93°69°39%
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 — McKenney
SPC has placed McKenney in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 McKenney
- 23872