Nickelsville, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nickelsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast33%—89°68°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle59%0.01″85°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle60%—84°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle22%—85°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear28%—86°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail66%0.02″83°64°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle61%—76°64°-7°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Nickelsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24271
15-Day Forecast — Nickelsville
- Sun89°68°33%
- Mon85°68°59%
- Tue84°64°60%
- Wed85°62°22%
- Thu86°61°28%
- Fri83°64°66%
- Sat76°64°61%
- Sun73°65°34%
- Mon84°61°18%
- Tue85°62°12%
- Wed82°61°19%
- Thu79°63°41%
- Fri76°63°42%
- Sat80°66°49%
- Sun87°66°69%
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 — Nickelsville
SPC has placed Nickelsville 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 Nickelsville
- 24271