Saluda, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Saluda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain19%0.50″94°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers80%—91°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm70%0.14″94°72°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle48%0.01″80°71°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—97°68°+17°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—101°73°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm45%—81°71°-20°
AQI 122 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 48 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 18.2 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.2 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Saluda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23149
15-Day Forecast — Saluda
- Sun94°73°19%
- Mon91°74°80%
- Tue94°72°70%
- Wed80°71°48%
- Thu97°68°25%
- Fri101°73°31%
- Sat81°71°45%
- Sun83°69°34%
- Mon85°65°19%
- Tue88°62°14%
- Wed96°64°27%
- Thu90°70°25%
- Fri92°68°32%
- Sat90°69°33%
- Sun93°68°53%
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 — Saluda
SPC has placed Saluda 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 Saluda
- 23149