Melfa, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Melfa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°77°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast54%—89°78°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm56%0.72″86°74°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers48%0.15″75°73°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle12%—83°72°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—90°76°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle23%—81°72°-9°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 77 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Melfa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 code: 23410
15-Day Forecast — Melfa
- Sun92°77°4%
- Mon89°78°54%
- Tue86°74°56%
- Wed75°73°48%
- Thu83°72°12%
- Fri90°76°23%
- Sat81°72°23%
- Sun82°70°23%
- Mon79°71°20%
- Tue78°72°11%
- Wed81°73°11%
- Thu88°74°36%
- Fri88°74°32%
- Sat84°73°35%
- Sun86°73°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 — Melfa
SPC has placed Melfa 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 Melfa
- 23410