New Church, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Church weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—100°82°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°77°-5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm71%0.02″94°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm71%0.02″87°74°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers41%—78°69°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——89°68°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—97°76°+8°
AQI 134 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 81 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 131. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 131. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 131
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
New Church at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23415
16-Day Forecast — New Church
- Sat100°82°11%
- Sun95°77°4%
- Mon94°76°71%
- Tue87°74°71%
- Wed78°69°41%
- Thu89°68°5%
- Fri97°76°28%
- Sat97°76°28%
- Sun88°72°25%
- Mon81°70°25%
- Tue87°69°21%
- Wed90°72°43%
- Thu86°74°45%
- Fri92°73°35%
- Sat96°75°39%
- Sun94°79°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — New Church
SPC has placed New Church in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- 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 New Church
- 23415