Pastoria, Virginia Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pastoria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast16%—94°76°—
- TuesdayJul 7Foggy70%—84°73°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle70%—79°73°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm31%0.16″84°74°+5°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle31%—93°75°+9°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle36%—84°73°-9°
- SundayJul 12Overcast27%—80°71°-4°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 5.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 5.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 5.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 12:18 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Pastoria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Pastoria
- Mon94°76°16%
- Tue84°73°70%
- Wed79°73°70%
- Thu84°74°31%
- Fri93°75°31%
- Sat84°73°36%
- Sun80°71°27%
- Mon75°70°20%
- Tue82°68°19%
- Wed88°73°14%
- Thu82°72°19%
- Fri80°70°38%
- Sat86°71°42%
- Sun86°72°29%
- Mon80°73°43%
- Tue83°69°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Pastoria
SPC has placed Pastoria in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Pastoria
- 23421