Penhook, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Penhook weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast32%—103°72°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle22%0.03″94°71°-9°
- MondayJul 6Light Rain78%0.09″92°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers67%0.14″92°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle32%—88°67°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy27%—97°68°+9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—98°71°+1°
AQI 91 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 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 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Penhook at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24137
16-Day Forecast — Penhook
- Sat103°72°32%
- Sun94°71°22%
- Mon92°70°78%
- Tue92°69°67%
- Wed88°67°32%
- Thu97°68°27%
- Fri98°71°27%
- Sat85°69°37%
- Sun83°68°26%
- Mon87°63°15%
- Tue93°60°16%
- Wed93°66°15%
- Thu93°66°32%
- Fri92°66°42%
- Sat90°67°45%
- Sun97°70°48%
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 — Penhook
SPC has placed Penhook in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Penhook
- 24137