Southside Chesconessex, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Southside Chesconessex weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°76°—
- MondayJul 6Showers53%—93°75°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers58%—87°72°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers47%0.02″79°70°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear14%—87°69°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—97°77°+10°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle27%0.01″80°72°-17°
AQI 109 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 55 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Southside Chesconessex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Southside Chesconessex
- Sun96°76°8%
- Mon93°75°53%
- Tue87°72°58%
- Wed79°70°47%
- Thu87°69°14%
- Fri97°77°27%
- Sat80°72°27%
- Sun82°70°20%
- Mon82°68°20%
- Tue84°67°12%
- Wed88°70°19%
- Thu87°73°27%
- Fri86°72°32%
- Sat85°72°27%
- Sun93°72°56%
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 — Southside Chesconessex
SPC has placed Southside Chesconessex 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 Southside Chesconessex
- 23417