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 5Drizzle18%0.02″99°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast35%—97°77°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers68%0.50″98°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle53%—95°70°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers25%—97°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle16%0.02″94°71°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle36%—96°69°+2°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 75 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 82 around 1 PM.
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 75 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 82 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 82
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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: 21°F above 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.
16-Day Forecast — Riverdale
- Sun99°71°18%
- Mon97°77°35%
- Tue98°72°68%
- Wed95°70°53%
- Thu97°71°25%
- Fri94°71°16%
- Sat96°69°36%
- Sun87°71°32%
- Mon95°64°17%
- Tue101°70°14%
- Wed94°71°12%
- Thu90°62°23%
- Fri95°64°35%
- Sat97°70°45%
- Sun102°73°37%
- Mon89°74°52%
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