Sussex, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sussex weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——101°77°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——102°77°+1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers81%0.32″98°72°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers67%—92°72°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast36%—88°71°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—98°69°+10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—103°73°+5°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 79 around 1 PM.
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 78 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 79 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 79
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sussex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
16-Day Forecast — Sussex
- Sat103°77°6%
- Sun102°77°4%
- Mon98°72°81%
- Tue92°72°67%
- Wed88°71°36%
- Thu98°69°19%
- Fri103°73°30%
- Sat103°72°37%
- Sun90°68°32%
- Mon83°67°20%
- Tue92°66°22%
- Wed95°68°34%
- Thu94°69°39%
- Fri90°73°48%
- Sat98°73°39%
- Sun97°74°35%
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 — Sussex
SPC has placed Sussex in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Sussex
- 23882
- 23884
- 23890