Radford, Virginia Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Radford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain33%0.14″90°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast30%—89°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast72%—85°70°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm67%—88°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Rain28%0.07″90°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—88°64°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle34%—82°68°-6°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:39 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Radford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP codes: 24141, 24142
16-Day Forecast — Radford
- Sun90°66°33%
- Mon89°66°30%
- Tue85°70°72%
- Wed88°66°67%
- Thu90°67°28%
- Fri88°64°34%
- Sat82°68°34%
- Sun90°65°34%
- Mon94°66°25%
- Tue94°67°14%
- Wed87°61°17%
- Thu86°59°38%
- Fri86°62°40%
- Sat71°64°33%
- Sun87°64°39%
- Mon86°65°31%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Radford
SPC includes Radford in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Radford
- 24142
- 24141
- 24143