New Kent, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Kent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle22%0.02″99°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers81%—96°73°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail76%0.83″94°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle53%—81°70°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear24%—97°68°+16°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—101°72°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle39%—85°71°-16°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 18.3 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.3 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
New Kent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23124
15-Day Forecast — New Kent
- Sun99°72°22%
- Mon96°73°81%
- Tue94°72°76%
- Wed81°70°53%
- Thu97°68°24%
- Fri101°72°32%
- Sat85°71°39%
- Sun83°69°33%
- Mon87°64°16%
- Tue91°62°13%
- Wed96°65°16%
- Thu91°69°26%
- Fri94°67°29%
- Sat93°70°37%
- Sun94°68°57%
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 — New Kent
SPC has placed New Kent in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 New Kent
- 23124