Prices Fork, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prices Fork weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast31%—90°65°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain66%0.06″88°69°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers65%—82°65°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle36%—87°62°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy31%—92°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—88°63°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle33%—78°65°-10°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 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 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Prices Fork at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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 — Prices Fork
- Sun90°65°31%
- Mon88°69°66%
- Tue82°65°65%
- Wed87°62°36%
- Thu92°59°31%
- Fri88°63°36%
- Sat78°65°33%
- Sun79°64°26%
- Mon85°59°15%
- Tue87°56°14%
- Wed86°60°22%
- Thu88°62°41%
- Fri87°61°56%
- Sat89°64°43%
- Sun92°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 — Prices Fork
SPC has placed Prices Fork 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 Prices Fork
- 24060