Orange, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orange weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy25%—93°69°—
- MondayJul 6Rain85%0.10″93°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers71%0.06″91°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers66%0.01″80°69°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers38%0.01″89°70°+9°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle38%—88°67°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle30%—85°68°-3°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Orange at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 22960
16-Day Forecast — Orange
- Sun93°69°25%
- Mon93°71°85%
- Tue91°67°71%
- Wed80°69°66%
- Thu89°70°38%
- Fri88°67°38%
- Sat85°68°30%
- Sun77°66°27%
- Mon88°62°18%
- Tue97°66°16%
- Wed88°69°16%
- Thu86°60°25%
- Fri90°62°42%
- Sat97°65°39%
- Sun95°71°47%
- Mon88°71°47%
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 — Orange
SPC has placed Orange in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Orange
- 22960