Opal, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Opal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast59%—94°68°—
- MondayJul 6Showers76%0.26″92°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers76%—81°70°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle57%0.04″79°68°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—96°68°+17°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle52%0.02″98°71°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%0.01″79°69°-19°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Opal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Opal
- Sun94°68°59%
- Mon92°72°76%
- Tue81°70°76%
- Wed79°68°57%
- Thu96°68°32%
- Fri98°71°52%
- Sat79°69°37%
- Sun81°65°23%
- Mon84°59°18%
- Tue91°60°11%
- Wed91°64°24%
- Thu89°65°39%
- Fri91°66°29%
- Sat92°69°36%
- Sun88°67°39%
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 — Opal
SPC has placed Opal in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Opal
- 22712
- 20186
- 20187