Motley, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Motley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle22%—98°69°—
- MondayJul 6Showers78%0.11″95°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers78%0.38″95°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm50%0.02″75°69°-20°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—95°67°+20°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—96°69°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle38%—83°67°-13°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 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 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Motley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Motley
- Sun98°69°22%
- Mon95°70°78%
- Tue95°69°78%
- Wed75°69°50%
- Thu95°67°26%
- Fri96°69°26%
- Sat83°67°38%
- Sun94°71°27%
- Mon90°66°13%
- Tue88°65°10%
- Wed89°63°13%
- Thu93°67°32%
- Fri89°69°42%
- Sat90°67°45%
- Sun93°65°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 — Motley
SPC has placed Motley 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 Motley
- 24563
- 24557