Pungoteague, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pungoteague weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast55%—90°77°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm55%0.39″88°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers49%0.94″75°72°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle13%—83°71°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—90°76°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle24%—82°73°-8°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 101 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pungoteague at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23422
15-Day Forecast — Pungoteague
- Sun92°76°4%
- Mon90°77°55%
- Tue88°73°55%
- Wed75°72°49%
- Thu83°71°13%
- Fri90°76°24%
- Sat82°73°24%
- Sun84°71°24%
- Mon80°71°21%
- Tue80°71°11%
- Wed82°71°11%
- Thu89°72°30%
- Fri88°72°23%
- Sat85°73°33%
- Sun87°73°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 — Pungoteague
SPC has placed Pungoteague in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Pungoteague
- 23420
- 23422