Stephens City, Virginia Weather
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Stephens City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast43%—97°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain45%0.40″95°69°-2°
- MondayJul 6Showers79%—86°71°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers79%—79°68°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers31%0.04″75°68°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—95°66°+20°
- FridayJul 10Overcast38%—92°68°-3°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Stephens City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 22655
16-Day Forecast — Stephens City
- Sat97°75°43%
- Sun95°69°45%
- Mon86°71°79%
- Tue79°68°79%
- Wed75°68°31%
- Thu95°66°14%
- Fri92°68°38%
- Sat77°67°31%
- Sun79°63°24%
- Mon82°56°18%
- Tue91°59°17%
- Wed82°63°26%
- Thu86°61°35%
- Fri87°65°29%
- Sat92°68°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 — Stephens City
SPC has placed Stephens City 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 Stephens City
- 22655