Wachapreague, Virginia Weather
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Wachapreague weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——91°77°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast51%—88°78°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail54%0.81″86°74°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers54%0.15″75°73°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle14%—83°72°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—90°77°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle22%—81°72°-9°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 48 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 30 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wachapreague at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23480
15-Day Forecast — Wachapreague
- Sun91°77°3%
- Mon88°78°51%
- Tue86°74°54%
- Wed75°73°54%
- Thu83°72°14%
- Fri90°77°16%
- Sat81°72°22%
- Sun82°70°22%
- Mon79°71°21%
- Tue78°73°14%
- Wed81°73°12%
- Thu88°75°36%
- Fri88°74°32%
- Sat85°74°35%
- Sun86°74°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 — Wachapreague
SPC has placed Wachapreague 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 Wachapreague
- 23480