Powhatan, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Powhatan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast26%—100°69°—
- MondayJul 6Showers82%—98°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers82%0.91″92°70°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle52%—81°70°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy32%—98°68°+17°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%0.05″102°71°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle31%—84°70°-18°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) 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
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Powhatan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23139
15-Day Forecast — Powhatan
- Sun100°69°26%
- Mon98°72°82%
- Tue92°70°82%
- Wed81°70°52%
- Thu98°68°32%
- Fri102°71°25%
- Sat84°70°31%
- Sun83°67°30%
- Mon87°62°16%
- Tue92°61°8%
- Wed96°65°21%
- Thu94°67°27%
- Fri95°67°40%
- Sat95°69°35%
- Sun95°68°44%
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 — Powhatan
SPC has placed Powhatan 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 Powhatan
- 23139