Tangier, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tangier weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy13%—80°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——80°78°0°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm77%0.31″86°77°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm77%0.32″81°76°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers43%—80°75°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——85°74°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—88°80°+3°
AQI 160 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI up 102 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 166. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 166. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 166
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tangier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23440
16-Day Forecast — Tangier
- Sat80°78°13%
- Sun80°78°4%
- Mon86°77°77%
- Tue81°76°77%
- Wed80°75°43%
- Thu85°74°6%
- Fri88°80°30%
- Sat89°80°30%
- Sun82°76°26%
- Mon79°75°26%
- Tue83°77°23%
- Wed86°79°40%
- Thu84°76°38%
- Fri85°80°38%
- Sat87°79°40%
- Sun87°80°39%
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 — Tangier
SPC has placed Tangier in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight 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 Tangier
- 23440