Sussex, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sussex weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—100°73°—
- MondayJul 6Showers80%—97°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers74%1.0″95°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm53%—80°69°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy23%—95°68°+15°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—101°73°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle41%—86°72°-15°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sussex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23884
15-Day Forecast — Sussex
- Sun100°73°10%
- Mon97°74°80%
- Tue95°72°74%
- Wed80°69°53%
- Thu95°68°23%
- Fri101°73°23%
- Sat86°72°41%
- Sun80°68°39%
- Mon87°65°21%
- Tue91°62°14%
- Wed96°65°16%
- Thu93°68°35%
- Fri92°68°39%
- Sat96°68°43%
- Sun100°70°60%
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 — Sussex
SPC has placed Sussex 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 Sussex
- 23882
- 23884
- 23890