Shenandoah Retreat, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shenandoah Retreat weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle32%—97°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast42%—95°70°-2°
- MondayJul 6Showers82%0.43″89°72°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle82%0.02″78°69°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle34%0.05″73°67°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—94°66°+21°
- FridayJul 10Overcast45%—90°69°-4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 25 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 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 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Shenandoah Retreat at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Shenandoah Retreat
- Sat97°75°32%
- Sun95°70°42%
- Mon89°72°82%
- Tue78°69°82%
- Wed73°67°34%
- Thu94°66°12%
- Fri90°69°45%
- Sat80°68°30%
- Sun79°61°22%
- Mon83°55°17%
- Tue89°59°16%
- Wed84°65°26%
- Thu86°60°35%
- Fri90°64°29%
- Sat93°67°32%
- Sun80°68°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 — Shenandoah Retreat
SPC has placed Shenandoah Retreat in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal 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 Shenandoah Retreat
- 20135