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Scottsville, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Scottsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Scottsville, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 2:16 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
93%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Scottsville, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastScottsville, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 66°H 96°
Scottsville, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    96°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    83%
    96°71°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    0.28″
    89°69°-7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.09″
    72°69°-17°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    26%
    0.02″
    96°68°+24°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    30%
    0.09″
    95°68°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    86°66°-9°
Scottsville, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
330° · backing 41°
Direction
NNW
330°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 33 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 133SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Scottsville, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.9
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.50 inHg
Now
998.9
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.0998.5998.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Scottsville, VA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Scottsville, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
22%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
123 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:16 UTC · Scottsville, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:16 UTC · Scottsville, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Scottsville, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Scottsville, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Scottsville, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Scottsville, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Scottsville, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Scottsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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.

ZIP code: 24590

15-Day Forecast — Scottsville

  1. Sun96°66°28%
  2. Mon96°71°83%
  3. Tue89°69°70%
  4. Wed72°69°55%
  5. Thu96°68°26%
  6. Fri95°68°30%
  7. Sat86°66°30%
  8. Sun94°71°27%
  9. Mon92°66°17%
  10. Tue89°65°14%
  11. Wed91°65°24%
  12. Thu95°68°32%
  13. Fri92°70°32%
  14. Sat93°68°39%
  15. Sun94°67°42%

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 — Scottsville

SPC has placed Scottsville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Scottsville

  • 24590

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.