Ridgeway, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgeway weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain17%0.43″97°71°—
- MondayJul 6Showers79%0.10″95°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle68%—95°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm55%0.11″85°68°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—97°67°+12°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—94°71°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast43%—89°68°-5°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ridgeway at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24148
15-Day Forecast — Ridgeway
- Sun98°72°17%
- Mon95°70°79%
- Tue95°68°68%
- Wed85°68°55%
- Thu97°67°30%
- Fri94°71°20%
- Sat89°68°43%
- Sun95°69°33%
- Mon92°64°12%
- Tue86°62°10%
- Wed92°61°9%
- Thu92°66°36%
- Fri84°68°55%
- Sat91°67°43%
- Sun90°65°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 — Ridgeway
SPC has placed Ridgeway 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 Ridgeway
- 24148