Poquoson, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Poquoson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——95°78°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle63%—92°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm73%0.33″95°76°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle54%—80°75°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear23%—89°74°+9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—101°79°+12°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle44%—85°79°-16°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 100 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 16.2 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Poquoson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above 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.
ZIP code: 23662
15-Day Forecast — Poquoson
- Sun96°78°1%
- Mon92°76°63%
- Tue95°76°73%
- Wed80°75°54%
- Thu89°74°23%
- Fri101°79°24%
- Sat85°79°44%
- Sun83°74°29%
- Mon83°75°19%
- Tue85°72°16%
- Wed94°73°25%
- Thu88°74°24%
- Fri90°73°29%
- Sat92°74°35%
- Sun98°73°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 — Poquoson
SPC has placed Poquoson 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 Poquoson
- 23662