Mount Crawford, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Crawford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle43%0.01″92°65°—
- MondayJul 6Rain92%0.24″91°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm79%—80°67°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers51%0.11″71°68°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%—92°67°+21°
- FridayJul 10Overcast42%—87°67°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%—80°65°-7°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.6 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.97 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 17.6 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mount Crawford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 22841
15-Day Forecast — Mount Crawford
- Sun92°65°43%
- Mon91°70°92%
- Tue80°67°79%
- Wed71°68°51%
- Thu92°67°34%
- Fri87°67°42%
- Sat80°65°37%
- Sun85°67°23%
- Mon84°64°13%
- Tue78°62°12%
- Wed83°63°14%
- Thu88°66°29%
- Fri88°67°29%
- Sat84°66°34%
- Sun89°65°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 — Mount Crawford
SPC has placed Mount Crawford in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Mount Crawford
- 22841