Newsoms, Virginia Weather
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Newsoms weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——99°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers82%0.54″97°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers75%0.54″95°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm57%0.03″82°71°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—94°68°+12°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy19%—102°75°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle47%—89°74°-13°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Newsoms at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23874
15-Day Forecast — Newsoms
- Sun98°74°5%
- Mon97°74°82%
- Tue95°73°75%
- Wed82°71°57%
- Thu94°68°18%
- Fri102°75°19%
- Sat89°74°47%
- Sun86°69°43%
- Mon85°66°23%
- Tue89°63°15%
- Wed97°66°26%
- Thu94°67°23%
- Fri93°68°45%
- Sat94°69°46%
- Sun95°71°49%
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 — Newsoms
SPC has placed Newsoms in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Newsoms
- 23874