Onancock, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Onancock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——95°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle54%—92°75°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers57%0.03″88°73°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers48%0.03″78°71°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear13%—85°70°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—95°77°+10°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle25%0.02″81°74°-14°
AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 86 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.85 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 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Onancock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23417
15-Day Forecast — Onancock
- Sun95°75°7%
- Mon92°75°54%
- Tue88°73°57%
- Wed78°71°48%
- Thu85°70°13%
- Fri95°77°25%
- Sat81°74°25%
- Sun81°70°21%
- Mon80°68°20%
- Tue81°69°11%
- Wed88°71°14%
- Thu86°73°23%
- Fri84°72°32%
- Sat82°73°28%
- Sun93°72°46%
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 — Onancock
SPC has placed Onancock 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 Onancock
- 23417