Rocky Mount, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rocky Mount weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain41%0.32″94°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers79%0.02″90°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle68%—91°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle43%—88°66°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy26%—99°68°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—98°71°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle35%—86°69°-12°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rocky Mount at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24151
15-Day Forecast — Rocky Mount
- Sun94°69°41%
- Mon90°70°79%
- Tue91°69°68%
- Wed88°66°43%
- Thu99°68°26%
- Fri98°71°22%
- Sat86°69°35%
- Sun82°68°26%
- Mon88°63°15%
- Tue95°60°10%
- Wed92°66°19%
- Thu94°67°34%
- Fri93°65°39%
- Sat92°67°42%
- Sun98°70°46%
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 — Rocky Mount
SPC has placed Rocky Mount in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Rocky Mount
- 24151