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St. Paul, Virginia Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Paul weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. Paul, VA
Monday, July 6 at 12:28 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
90%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
St. Paul, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Paul, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 67°H 87°
St. Paul, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    30%
    87°67°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    86%
    87°69°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    84°67°-3°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    47%
    81°67°-3°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    69%
    81°67°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    83°68°+2°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    82°68°-1°
St. Paul, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · veering 123°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4 mph
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 4 mph · pk 13 mph @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 172SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
St. Paul, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.38 inHg
Now
961.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.5961.2961.2
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. Paul, VA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-22 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
St. Paul, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
45 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
04:28 UTC · St. Paul, 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
04:28 UTC · St. Paul, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Paul, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Paul, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Paul, VA
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
St. Paul, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
12:09 AM
Moonset
12:47 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Paul, VA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Paul at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

15-Day Forecast — St. Paul

  1. Mon87°67°30%
  2. Tue87°69°86%
  3. Wed84°67°52%
  4. Thu81°67°47%
  5. Fri81°67°69%
  6. Sat83°68°74%
  7. Sun82°68°42%
  8. Mon91°68°22%
  9. Tue94°69°12%
  10. Wed85°64°20%
  11. Thu86°59°47%
  12. Fri87°63°41%
  13. Sat73°67°49%
  14. Sun80°68°48%
  15. Mon87°65°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — St. Paul

SPC includes St. Paul in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 St. Paul

  • 24283

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.