Rural Retreat, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rural Retreat weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle44%0.02″88°63°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain61%0.06″86°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm68%—83°64°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers39%0.01″85°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle29%—86°63°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—85°66°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm58%—80°64°-5°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rural Retreat at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24368
15-Day Forecast — Rural Retreat
- Sun88°63°44%
- Mon86°65°61%
- Tue83°64°68%
- Wed85°64°39%
- Thu86°63°29%
- Fri85°66°48%
- Sat80°64°58%
- Sun82°64°38%
- Mon79°57°20%
- Tue81°53°11%
- Wed86°58°12%
- Thu82°61°30%
- Fri74°64°36%
- Sat82°62°47%
- Sun83°61°58%
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 — Rural Retreat
SPC has placed Rural Retreat 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 Rural Retreat
- 24368