The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Virginia Weather
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The University of Virginia's College at Wise weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers38%0.07″80°65°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers43%3.0″79°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail66%—81°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle59%—84°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm48%0.21″85°64°+1°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle66%0.08″78°62°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm66%0.01″78°65°0°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 1.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
The University of Virginia's College at Wise at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.
16-Day Forecast — The University of Virginia's College at Wise
- Sun80°65°38%
- Mon79°66°43%
- Tue81°66°66%
- Wed84°64°59%
- Thu85°64°48%
- Fri78°62°66%
- Sat78°65°66%
- Sun85°64°37%
- Mon84°62°24%
- Tue73°54°18%
- Wed78°53°14%
- Thu85°55°30%
- Fri88°60°40%
- Sat88°62°42%
- Sun83°62°41%
- Mon80°60°53%
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 — The University of Virginia's College at Wise
SPC has placed The University of Virginia's College at Wise in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 The University of Virginia's College at Wise
- 24293