Mechanicsville, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mechanicsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain20%0.07″98°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers84%—95°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers77%0.17″92°71°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle55%0.02″81°71°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—98°68°+17°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle27%0.05″102°71°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%—85°71°-17°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mechanicsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 23111, 23116
15-Day Forecast — Mechanicsville
- Sun98°71°20%
- Mon95°74°84%
- Tue92°71°77%
- Wed81°71°55%
- Thu98°68°28%
- Fri102°71°27%
- Sat85°71°32%
- Sun82°69°34%
- Mon87°64°14%
- Tue92°64°12%
- Wed97°69°22%
- Thu93°67°29%
- Fri94°67°29%
- Sat94°70°40%
- Sun96°69°48%
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 — Mechanicsville
SPC has placed Mechanicsville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Mechanicsville
- 23116
- 23111