Montclair, Virginia Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Montclair weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Heavy Rain49%0.49″95°74°—
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers63%1.1″82°74°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle63%0.06″82°70°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%1.4″89°70°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers43%0.07″93°68°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Showers40%—83°71°-10°
- SundayJul 12Overcast24%—79°68°-4°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 12:26 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Montclair at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Montclair
- Mon95°74°49%
- Tue82°74°63%
- Wed82°70°63%
- Thu89°70°49%
- Fri93°68°43%
- Sat83°71°40%
- Sun79°68°24%
- Mon83°66°24%
- Tue89°64°13%
- Wed87°68°16%
- Thu87°65°17%
- Fri86°67°38%
- Sat91°66°46%
- Sun92°66°46%
- Mon89°66°46%
- Tue90°70°46%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Montclair
SPC has placed Montclair in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Montclair
- 22193
- 22025