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New River, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

New River, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:19 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
91%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Sunset
4:45 PM
New River, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNew River, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 64°H 91°
New River, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    29%
    91°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    89°68°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    84°66°-5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    88°62°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    32%
    92°59°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    88°63°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.01″
    79°65°-9°
New River, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · veering 60°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 27 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 254SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
New River, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 27.99 inHg
Now
948.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948952
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW952.1947.7948.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New River, VA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
34μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
New River, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.5mi
UNLIMITED
81 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:19 UTC · New River, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:19 UTC · New River, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
New River, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
New River, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
New River, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
4:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
New River, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
11:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
New River, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 24129

15-Day Forecast — New River

  1. Sun91°64°29%
  2. Mon89°68°66%
  3. Tue84°66°63%
  4. Wed88°62°34%
  5. Thu92°59°32%
  6. Fri88°63°36%
  7. Sat79°65°33%
  8. Sun80°64°25%
  9. Mon86°59°16%
  10. Tue87°56°15%
  11. Wed86°60°22%
  12. Thu89°62°41%
  13. Fri88°62°56%
  14. Sat88°65°43%
  15. Sun92°68°59%

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 River

SPC has placed New River 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 New River

  • 24141
  • 24129

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.