Nathalie, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nathalie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—100°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast67%—98°76°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers67%0.03″97°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers63%0.01″78°70°-19°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—95°69°+17°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle27%0.02″96°69°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle45%—87°68°-9°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.88 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 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Nathalie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.
ZIP code: 24577
15-Day Forecast — Nathalie
- Sun100°69°17%
- Mon98°76°67%
- Tue97°70°67%
- Wed78°70°63%
- Thu95°69°26%
- Fri96°69°27%
- Sat87°68°45%
- Sun95°72°39%
- Mon87°70°23%
- Tue87°66°11%
- Wed91°65°9%
- Thu94°68°35%
- Fri88°69°53%
- Sat92°68°35%
- Sun94°67°42%
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 — Nathalie
SPC has placed Nathalie in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Nathalie
- 24577