Richlands, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richlands weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast36%—89°69°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle63%0.01″84°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle59%—84°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—86°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear35%—89°62°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm66%0.02″82°65°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle61%0.01″74°64°-8°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Richlands 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: 24641
15-Day Forecast — Richlands
- Sun89°69°36%
- Mon84°68°63%
- Tue84°66°59%
- Wed86°63°25%
- Thu89°62°35%
- Fri82°65°66%
- Sat74°64°61%
- Sun71°63°34%
- Mon87°60°18%
- Tue85°60°12%
- Wed83°61°20%
- Thu85°63°42%
- Fri80°64°44%
- Sat80°67°54%
- Sun84°68°71%
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 — Richlands
SPC has placed Richlands 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 Richlands
- 24641
- 24612
- 24609