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Victoria, Virginia Weather

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

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

Victoria, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:30 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
74%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Victoria, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVictoria, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 70°H 99°
Victoria, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    99°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    78%
    0.01″
    98°72°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    78%
    0.13″
    92°69°-6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    84°67°-8°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    27%
    95°68°+11°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    101°73°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    87°71°-14°
Victoria, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
332° · veering 127°
Direction
NNW
332°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Victoria, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.35 inHg
Now
993.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.2992.6994.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Victoria, VA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-30 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.89 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 2.5DRIVERGood
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Victoria, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
58%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.2mi
UNLIMITED
113 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
05:30 UTC · Victoria, 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
05:30 UTC · Victoria, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Victoria, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Victoria, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Victoria, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Victoria, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Victoria, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Victoria 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.

ZIP code: 23974

15-Day Forecast — Victoria

  1. Sun99°70°20%
  2. Mon98°72°78%
  3. Tue92°69°78%
  4. Wed84°67°51%
  5. Thu95°68°27%
  6. Fri101°73°25%
  7. Sat87°71°41%
  8. Sun84°68°35%
  9. Mon87°63°17%
  10. Tue93°61°8%
  11. Wed95°66°12%
  12. Thu94°67°33%
  13. Fri94°65°39%
  14. Sat92°68°42%
  15. Sun95°69°58%

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 — Victoria

SPC has placed Victoria 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 Victoria

  • 23974

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.