Wattsville, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wattsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast47%—88°76°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers53%0.04″88°73°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle41%0.01″75°72°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—83°71°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—91°73°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle26%—80°72°-11°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 62 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wattsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Wattsville
- Sun92°73°9%
- Mon88°76°47%
- Tue88°73°53%
- Wed75°72°41%
- Thu83°71°18%
- Fri91°73°26%
- Sat80°72°26%
- Sun81°71°19%
- Mon82°72°19%
- Tue78°72°11%
- Wed80°72°11%
- Thu86°73°38%
- Fri89°75°29%
- Sat84°72°30%
- Sun85°72°35%
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 — Wattsville
SPC has placed Wattsville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Wattsville
- 23337
- 23415