Tappahannock, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tappahannock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast33%—96°73°—
- MondayJul 6Showers76%—94°75°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail76%0.01″90°72°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle44%0.03″80°70°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—99°68°+19°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle36%0.06″102°73°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%—81°71°-21°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 35 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tappahannock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 22560
15-Day Forecast — Tappahannock
- Sun96°73°33%
- Mon94°75°76%
- Tue90°72°76%
- Wed80°70°44%
- Thu99°68°31%
- Fri102°73°36%
- Sat81°71°37%
- Sun82°68°29%
- Mon87°65°13%
- Tue91°62°12%
- Wed97°66°24%
- Thu92°69°26%
- Fri93°68°35%
- Sat92°70°45%
- Sun96°68°48%
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 — Tappahannock
SPC has placed Tappahannock in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Tappahannock
- 22560