Rushmere, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rushmere weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——100°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——99°77°-1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle84%—95°74°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm71%0.13″93°75°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle43%—80°75°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear15%—94°72°+14°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%—99°77°+5°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.2 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rushmere at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above 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.
16-Day Forecast — Rushmere
- Sat100°78°7%
- Sun99°77°3%
- Mon95°74°84%
- Tue93°75°71%
- Wed80°75°43%
- Thu94°72°15%
- Fri99°77°29%
- Sat83°76°40%
- Sun83°74°31%
- Mon83°73°24%
- Tue82°68°21%
- Wed94°70°26%
- Thu89°73°24%
- Fri90°72°29%
- Sat93°72°35%
- Sun96°72°49%
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 — Rushmere
SPC has placed Rushmere 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 Rushmere
- 23430