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Riverdale, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Riverdale, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 6:22 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
93%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Riverdale, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverdale, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 99°
Riverdale, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.02″
    99°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    73%
    98°77°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    73%
    97°70°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    0.01″
    84°71°-13°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    26%
    95°70°+11°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.01″
    94°69°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    46%
    88°68°-6°
Riverdale, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
231° · veering 96°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 24 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 233SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Riverdale, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.4998.6998.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Riverdale, VA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.87 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Riverdale, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.3mi
UNLIMITED
115 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
10:22 UTC · Riverdale, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
10:22 UTC · Riverdale, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Riverdale, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverdale, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverdale, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Riverdale, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Riverdale, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Riverdale

  1. Sun99°71°18%
  2. Mon98°77°73%
  3. Tue97°70°73%
  4. Wed84°71°64%
  5. Thu95°70°26%
  6. Fri94°69°25%
  7. Sat88°68°46%
  8. Sun97°72°39%
  9. Mon87°70°22%
  10. Tue87°66°12%
  11. Wed92°65°11%
  12. Thu94°69°33%
  13. Fri86°70°48%
  14. Sat91°69°39%
  15. Sun93°68°39%

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 — Riverdale

SPC has placed Riverdale 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 Riverdale

  • 24592

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.