Plum Creek, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plum Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle32%—90°66°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain68%1.7″88°69°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle64%—84°67°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle34%—89°63°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear32%—94°61°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast34%—91°64°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle34%—79°66°-12°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Plum Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Plum Creek
- Sun90°66°32%
- Mon88°69°68%
- Tue84°67°64%
- Wed89°63°34%
- Thu94°61°32%
- Fri91°64°34%
- Sat79°66°34%
- Sun79°65°26%
- Mon87°60°16%
- Tue90°58°15%
- Wed88°61°22%
- Thu90°63°41%
- Fri89°64°56%
- Sat92°65°43%
- Sun94°68°59%
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 — Plum Creek
SPC has placed Plum Creek 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 Plum Creek
- 24073