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Union Mill, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Union Mill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Union Mill, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:17 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
88%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Union Mill, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastUnion Mill, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 70°H 94°
Union Mill, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    40%
    94°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    86%
    0.01″
    91°73°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    86%
    0.01″
    82°71°-9°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    0.02″
    78°68°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    33%
    96°68°+18°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    98°75°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    85°71°-13°
Union Mill, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 119°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 35 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Union Mill, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.61001.31003.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Union Mill, VA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-55 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 55 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Union Mill, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.4mi
UNLIMITED
100 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:17 UTC · Union Mill, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:17 UTC · Union Mill, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Union Mill, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Union Mill, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Union Mill, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Union Mill, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Union Mill, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Union Mill at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Union Mill

  1. Sun94°70°40%
  2. Mon91°73°86%
  3. Tue82°71°86%
  4. Wed78°68°44%
  5. Thu96°68°33%
  6. Fri98°75°52%
  7. Sat85°71°36%
  8. Sun81°67°19%
  9. Mon87°64°19%
  10. Tue92°65°11%
  11. Wed91°68°23%
  12. Thu91°69°29%
  13. Fri91°72°27%
  14. Sat92°71°30%
  15. Sun87°69°36%

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 — Union Mill

SPC has placed Union Mill in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal 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 Union Mill

  • 22039
  • 20124

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.