Pennington Gap, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pennington Gap weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast28%—87°69°—
- MondayJul 6Rain34%0.11″87°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail59%—83°70°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle42%—90°67°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers48%0.06″88°67°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle65%—84°66°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle64%0.01″80°69°-4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pennington Gap at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24277
16-Day Forecast — Pennington Gap
- Sun87°69°28%
- Mon87°70°34%
- Tue83°70°59%
- Wed90°67°42%
- Thu88°67°48%
- Fri84°66°65%
- Sat80°69°64%
- Sun87°67°44%
- Mon89°66°23%
- Tue78°58°14%
- Wed83°55°14%
- Thu88°60°30%
- Fri91°64°31%
- Sat93°66°42%
- Sun87°65°42%
- Mon86°63°49%
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 — Pennington Gap
SPC has placed Pennington Gap in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Pennington Gap
- 24277
- 24218