Painter, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Painter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°79°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°77°-6°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle73%—90°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm73%0.18″89°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle40%0.01″79°70°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——87°68°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle30%—97°76°+10°
AQI 151 (Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Painter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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: 23420
16-Day Forecast — Painter
- Sat98°79°4%
- Sun92°77°2%
- Mon90°74°73%
- Tue89°73°73%
- Wed79°70°40%
- Thu87°68°7%
- Fri97°76°30%
- Sat84°73°30%
- Sun82°70°25%
- Mon82°67°25%
- Tue83°67°22%
- Wed89°69°19%
- Thu86°72°27%
- Fri86°70°32%
- Sat83°72°27%
- Sun95°73°56%
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 — Painter
SPC has placed Painter 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 Painter
- 23420