Schooner Bay, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Schooner Bay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°75°—
- MondayJul 6Showers53%—93°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers58%—87°72°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers47%0.02″79°70°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear14%—87°69°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—97°77°+10°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle27%0.01″80°73°-17°
AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 85 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Schooner Bay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Schooner Bay
- Sun94°75°8%
- Mon93°75°53%
- Tue87°72°58%
- Wed79°70°47%
- Thu87°69°14%
- Fri97°77°27%
- Sat80°73°27%
- Sun82°70°20%
- Mon82°68°20%
- Tue84°67°12%
- Wed88°70°16%
- Thu87°73°25%
- Fri86°72°36%
- Sat85°72°39%
- Sun93°72°56%
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 — Schooner Bay
SPC has placed Schooner Bay in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Schooner Bay
- 23417