Mount Jackson, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Jackson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle51%0.06″94°65°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain83%0.52″92°69°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers78%—86°67°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers55%0.27″70°68°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle43%—93°66°+23°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%0.01″86°68°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%—81°67°-5°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 21.9 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 21.9 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mount Jackson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 22842
15-Day Forecast — Mount Jackson
- Sun93°65°51%
- Mon92°69°83%
- Tue86°67°78%
- Wed70°68°55%
- Thu93°66°43%
- Fri86°68°42%
- Sat81°67°32%
- Sun80°66°28%
- Mon85°63°17%
- Tue80°62°14%
- Wed86°63°14%
- Thu93°67°32%
- Fri88°67°26%
- Sat90°66°30%
- Sun91°64°35%
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 Jackson
SPC has placed Mount Jackson 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 Jackson
- 22847
- 22842