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Stanardsville, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Stanardsville, VA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:05 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
76%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Stanardsville, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStanardsville, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 60% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 69°H 96°
Stanardsville, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    60%
    0.14″
    98°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.01″
    96°69°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    89%
    0.27″
    89°70°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    0.01″
    91°69°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    22%
    86°66°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    96°65°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    38%
    98°70°+2°
Stanardsville, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
267° · backing 59°
Direction
W
267°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 · pk 18 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 172SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 59° from the w.
Stanardsville, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.3
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.3
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.4991.0993.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Stanardsville, VA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Stanardsville, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.2mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
23:05 UTC · Stanardsville, 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
23:05 UTC · Stanardsville, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Stanardsville, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stanardsville, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stanardsville, VA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Stanardsville, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Stanardsville, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stanardsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 22973

16-Day Forecast — Stanardsville

  1. Sat98°72°60%
  2. Sun96°69°37%
  3. Mon89°70°89%
  4. Tue91°69°72%
  5. Wed86°66°22%
  6. Thu96°65°19%
  7. Fri98°70°38%
  8. Sat92°69°37%
  9. Sun80°65°31%
  10. Mon82°62°15%
  11. Tue92°62°14%
  12. Wed95°65°45%
  13. Thu92°68°39%
  14. Fri91°71°45%
  15. Sat95°70°41%
  16. Sun94°69°46%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Stanardsville

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Stanardsville

  • 22973

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.