Rectortown, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rectortown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers47%0.12″97°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain44%0.08″92°68°-5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm82%0.02″90°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers82%—79°69°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle35%0.06″75°68°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—95°67°+20°
- FridayJul 10Overcast47%—90°71°-5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 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 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rectortown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rectortown
- Sat97°72°47%
- Sun92°69°44%
- Mon90°72°82%
- Tue79°69°82%
- Wed75°68°35%
- Thu95°67°14%
- Fri90°71°47%
- Sat80°69°34%
- Sun79°63°26%
- Mon83°57°17%
- Tue89°61°15%
- Wed89°65°26%
- Thu86°63°35%
- Fri89°66°29%
- Sat91°68°32%
- Sun83°68°42%
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 — Rectortown
SPC has placed Rectortown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Rectortown
- 20115
- 20140