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
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle18%0.02″99°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast73%—98°77°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers73%—97°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm64%0.01″84°71°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—95°70°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%0.01″94°69°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle46%—88°68°-6°
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.
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
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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
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
- Sun99°71°18%
- Mon98°77°73%
- Tue97°70°73%
- Wed84°71°64%
- Thu95°70°26%
- Fri94°69°25%
- Sat88°68°46%
- Sun97°72°39%
- Mon87°70°22%
- Tue87°66°12%
- Wed92°65°11%
- Thu94°69°33%
- Fri86°70°48%
- Sat91°69°39%
- 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