New Baltimore, Virginia Weather
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New Baltimore weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 10:21 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Light Drizzle later21%—72°66°—
- TuesdaySep 22Heavy Rain87%2.1″66°58°-6°
- WednesdaySep 23Rain87%0.57″59°52°-7°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast40%—67°50°+8°
- FridaySep 25Clear——69°45°+2°
- SaturdaySep 26Clear——72°47°+3°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——74°50°+2°
Air quality now AQI 37 · Good
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:39 PM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
New Baltimore at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 69°F (high 72°F, low 66°F), 3°F above the 66°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 9 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 9 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — New Baltimore
- Mon72°66°21%
- Tue66°58°87%
- Wed59°52°87%
- Thu67°50°40%
- Fri69°45°9%
- Sat72°47°9%
- Sun74°50°6%
- Mon78°53°4%
- Tue79°54°9%
- Wed79°55°17%
- Thu81°59°15%
- Fri77°55°19%
- Sat79°55°26%
- Sun70°56°23%
- Mon71°51°16%
- Tue63°45°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically November 1) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — New Baltimore
SPC includes New Baltimore in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in New Baltimore
New Baltimore sits in Fauquier County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 53m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 27m — a swing of +5h 26m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Virginia Beach, the state’s largest city, lies about 167 miles to the SE. The nearest town New Baltimore tracks is Fredericksburg, roughly 33 miles to the SSE.
Air quality in New Baltimore
Air quality in New Baltimore’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 31).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
New Baltimore peaks at about 77°F in July and bottoms near 34°F in January; May brings the heaviest rain (4.7 inches) and February the least (2.6 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 2.9″ | 10 |
| February | 36° | 2.6″ | 9 |
| March | 44° | 3.5″ | 11 |
| April | 55° | 3.5″ | 11 |
| May | 64° | 4.7″ | 13 |
| June | 73° | 4.3″ | 11 |
| July | 77° | 4.2″ | 11 |
| August | 76° | 3.5″ | 9 |
| September | 69° | 3.9″ | 9 |
| October | 57° | 3.6″ | 8 |
| November | 46° | 3.1″ | 9 |
| December | 38° | 3.3″ | 10 |
Regional context
Similar climates Warrenton, VA, Gainesville, VA, Haymarket, VA
New Baltimore's climate, from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 station normals, pairs 34°F Januarys with 77°F Julys — a 43°F swing. About 43.2 inches of precipitation falls over roughly 121 days a year.
New Baltimore's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: May peaks at 4.7 inches on 12.7 wet days, while February holds 2.6 inches over 9.1 — no season dominates New Baltimore's rain calendar. That even rhythm groups New Baltimore with places like Warrenton, VA, Gainesville, VA and Haymarket, VA.
By April 9 the frosts ease in New Baltimore, opening the season for peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Warm-soil crops in New Baltimore wait about two weeks past New Baltimore's last frost, once the soil warms. It shuts near November 1, when freezes return to New Baltimore and tender plants need cover. In about half of years, New Baltimore's last freeze comes after April 9.
Similar climates: Warrenton, VA, Gainesville, VA, Haymarket, VA, Linton Hall, VA, Catlett, VA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in New Baltimore?
- Frost typically leaves New Baltimore by April 9 and returns to New Baltimore near November 1.
- What is the rainy season in New Baltimore?
- May is the wettest month in New Baltimore, about 4.7 inches on average; the year totals roughly 43 inches.
- What is the warmest month in New Baltimore?
- The warmest stretch in New Baltimore comes in July, around 77°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in New Baltimore?
- On average January is the chilliest month in New Baltimore, about 34°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in New Baltimore?
- New Baltimore's last frost (April 9) cues hardy greens; in New Baltimore, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
- How many rainy days does New Baltimore get?
- Expect roughly 121 wet days a year in New Baltimore.
- What hardiness zone is New Baltimore?
- New Baltimore sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 34°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for New Baltimore?
- New Baltimore's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in New Baltimore?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for New Baltimore in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in New Baltimore?
- Current conditions for New Baltimore and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the New Baltimore forecast updated?
- The New Baltimore forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in New Baltimore?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for New Baltimore are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for New Baltimore?
- The next few days in New Baltimore's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
New Baltimore sits at 38.7°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in New Baltimore
- 20187