Scotland, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scotland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers13%5.8″99°77°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle86%—94°74°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm75%0.74″94°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle53%—81°73°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—97°71°+16°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—100°74°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle46%—82°73°-18°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Scotland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Scotland
- Sun99°77°13%
- Mon94°74°86%
- Tue94°74°75%
- Wed81°73°53%
- Thu97°71°25%
- Fri100°74°32%
- Sat82°73°46%
- Sun83°72°37%
- Mon85°68°19%
- Tue86°65°15%
- Wed94°68°16%
- Thu92°73°29%
- Fri90°70°32%
- Sat91°71°37%
- Sun97°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 — Scotland
SPC has placed Scotland 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 Scotland
- 23883