Triangle, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Triangle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast60%—96°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain78%0.42″93°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle78%0.01″82°71°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle47%—79°69°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—97°68°+18°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle45%0.12″99°71°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle38%—81°70°-18°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 62 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Triangle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 22172
15-Day Forecast — Triangle
- Sun96°75°60%
- Mon93°74°78%
- Tue82°71°78%
- Wed79°69°47%
- Thu97°68°29%
- Fri99°71°45%
- Sat81°70°38%
- Sun83°65°19%
- Mon88°62°18%
- Tue92°61°10%
- Wed92°63°26%
- Thu91°66°32%
- Fri92°67°32%
- Sat92°70°38%
- Sun90°67°39%
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 — Triangle
SPC has placed Triangle 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 Triangle
- 22172