Rich Creek, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rich Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle26%0.02″92°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain72%0.59″89°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers60%—87°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle29%—87°64°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy32%—92°61°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm51%0.02″86°65°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle38%0.02″74°66°-12°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rich Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24147
15-Day Forecast — Rich Creek
- Sun92°71°26%
- Mon89°69°72%
- Tue87°67°60%
- Wed87°64°29%
- Thu92°61°32%
- Fri86°65°51%
- Sat74°66°38%
- Sun83°64°27%
- Mon87°59°16%
- Tue87°58°14%
- Wed85°60°20%
- Thu90°63°40%
- Fri90°62°53%
- Sat85°66°54%
- Sun90°69°64%
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 — Rich Creek
SPC has placed Rich Creek 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 Rich Creek
- 24147