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Prince George, Virginia Weather

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

Prince George weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Prince George, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 5:33 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
90%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Sunset
4:32 PM
Prince George, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrince George, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 98°
Prince George, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    98°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    79%
    0.48″
    95°75°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    79%
    0.13″
    92°73°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    0.03″
    79°72°-13°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    90°71°+11°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    28%
    0.27″
    98°70°+8°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.02″
    84°71°-14°
Prince George, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
034° · backing 167°
Direction
NE
034°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Prince George, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.51006.51008.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Prince George, VA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Prince George, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
09:33 UTC · Prince George, 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
09:33 UTC · Prince George, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Prince George, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Prince George, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Prince George, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
4:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Prince George, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Prince George, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prince George at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 23875

15-Day Forecast — Prince George

  1. Sun98°73°13%
  2. Mon95°75°79%
  3. Tue92°73°79%
  4. Wed79°72°61%
  5. Thu90°71°26%
  6. Fri98°70°28%
  7. Sat84°71°40%
  8. Sun86°72°28%
  9. Mon85°71°22%
  10. Tue86°69°12%
  11. Wed87°67°13%
  12. Thu94°69°39%
  13. Fri83°72°39%
  14. Sat89°71°34%
  15. Sun91°69°39%

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 — Prince George

SPC has placed Prince George 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 Prince George

  • 23875

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.