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Port Royal, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Port Royal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Port Royal, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 5:12 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
93%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Port Royal, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPort Royal, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 70°H 97°
Port Royal, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    97°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    77%
    0.54″
    92°75°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    77%
    0.06″
    82°73°-10°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    65%
    0.11″
    73°70°-9°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    91°70°+18°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    90°73°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    88°70°-2°
Port Royal, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 25°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 25 @ 9:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 343SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Port Royal, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.89 inHg
Now
1012.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.51010.91012.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Port Royal, VA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Port Royal, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
100 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:12 UTC · Port Royal, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:12 UTC · Port Royal, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Port Royal, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Port Royal, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Port Royal, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Port Royal, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Port Royal, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Port Royal at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 22535

15-Day Forecast — Port Royal

  1. Sun97°70°26%
  2. Mon92°75°77%
  3. Tue82°73°77%
  4. Wed73°70°65%
  5. Thu91°70°32%
  6. Fri90°73°38%
  7. Sat88°70°35%
  8. Sun85°70°26%
  9. Mon85°70°23%
  10. Tue82°67°11%
  11. Wed90°67°16%
  12. Thu95°68°28%
  13. Fri92°71°24%
  14. Sat90°70°31%
  15. Sun94°69°35%

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 — Port Royal

SPC has placed Port Royal in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Port Royal

  • 22535

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.