Scottsburg, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scottsburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—99°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—98°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers69%0.90″98°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers55%—94°70°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers27%0.01″98°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle16%0.02″95°72°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle36%—95°69°0°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 86 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 86 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 8.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 86
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Scottsburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24589
16-Day Forecast — Scottsburg
- Sun99°69°16%
- Mon98°76°38%
- Tue98°72°69%
- Wed94°70°55%
- Thu98°72°27%
- Fri95°72°16%
- Sat95°69°36%
- Sun87°71°29%
- Mon94°64°17%
- Tue101°70°16%
- Wed94°71°13%
- Thu90°62°21%
- Fri95°64°35%
- Sat97°70°32%
- Sun102°72°44%
- Mon90°74°55%
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 — Scottsburg
SPC has placed Scottsburg 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 Scottsburg
- 24589