University of Virginia, Virginia Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
University of Virginia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Showers50%0.36″93°71°—
- TuesdayJul 7Rain66%0.21″87°69°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle59%—83°68°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers38%0.05″96°70°+13°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—94°68°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle50%—94°68°0°
- SundayJul 12Light Drizzle26%0.01″87°68°-7°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 12:31 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
University of Virginia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
15-Day Forecast — University of Virginia
- Mon92°71°50%
- Tue87°69°66%
- Wed83°68°59%
- Thu96°70°38%
- Fri94°68°21%
- Sat94°68°50%
- Sun87°68°26%
- Mon96°69°14%
- Tue101°71°11%
- Wed88°62°18%
- Thu87°61°36%
- Fri88°63°40%
- Sat71°66°26%
- Sun81°66°23%
- Mon85°66°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — University of Virginia
SPC has placed University of Virginia in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 University of Virginia
- 22903
- 22904