Saxis, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Saxis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—93°81°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle——94°78°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers75%—92°77°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm75%—86°71°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle42%—79°69°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——87°69°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—93°76°+6°
AQI 133 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Saxis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23427
16-Day Forecast — Saxis
- Sat93°81°10%
- Sun94°78°4%
- Mon92°77°75%
- Tue86°71°75%
- Wed79°69°42%
- Thu87°69°5%
- Fri93°76°30%
- Sat81°72°30%
- Sun82°69°25%
- Mon84°65°25%
- Tue82°67°22%
- Wed84°72°19%
- Thu89°73°20%
- Fri87°72°29%
- Sat83°74°35%
- Sun89°73°44%
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 — Saxis
SPC has placed Saxis in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Saxis
- 23427