South Boston, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Boston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—99°70°—
- MondayJul 6Showers82%—99°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers82%0.13″93°70°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle56%—89°68°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear26%—96°70°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—103°72°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%—89°71°-14°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
South Boston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 24592
15-Day Forecast — South Boston
- Sun99°70°17%
- Mon99°72°82%
- Tue93°70°82%
- Wed89°68°56%
- Thu96°70°26%
- Fri103°72°24%
- Sat89°71°42%
- Sun86°69°30%
- Mon88°64°15%
- Tue94°62°10%
- Wed95°67°20%
- Thu94°68°38%
- Fri96°67°52%
- Sat93°68°53%
- Sun99°70°58%
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 — South Boston
SPC has placed South Boston 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 South Boston
- 24592