Templeton, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Templeton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers15%0.11″96°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers76%0.01″96°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers76%0.95″95°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm53%—79°69°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy26%—98°67°+19°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—101°73°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle39%—86°70°-15°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.5 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.5 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
Templeton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°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.
15-Day Forecast — Templeton
- Sun96°71°15%
- Mon96°74°76%
- Tue95°70°76%
- Wed79°69°53%
- Thu98°67°26%
- Fri101°73°23%
- Sat86°70°39%
- Sun83°69°36%
- Mon87°65°17%
- Tue91°62°13%
- Wed96°65°16%
- Thu92°68°35%
- Fri92°67°39%
- Sat94°69°43%
- Sun99°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 — Templeton
SPC has placed Templeton 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 Templeton
- 23805