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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

Sussex, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:36 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
69%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Sussex, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSussex, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 100°
Sussex, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    100°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    80%
    97°74°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    74%
    1.0″
    95°72°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    80°69°-15°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    23%
    95°68°+15°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    101°73°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    86°72°-15°
Sussex, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · backing 135°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 5
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 5 · pk 26 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sussex, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.3
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.3
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.31008.61009.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Sussex, VA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-18 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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
Sussex, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
82%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.5mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
05:36 UTC · Sussex, 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
05:36 UTC · Sussex, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sussex, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sussex, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sussex, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
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 36m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sussex, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sussex, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sun100°73°10%
  2. Mon97°74°80%
  3. Tue95°72°74%
  4. Wed80°69°53%
  5. Thu95°68°23%
  6. Fri101°73°23%
  7. Sat86°72°41%
  8. Sun80°68°39%
  9. Mon87°65°21%
  10. Tue91°62°14%
  11. Wed96°65°16%
  12. Thu93°68°35%
  13. Fri92°68°39%
  14. Sat96°68°43%
  15. 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

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.