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Waynesboro, Virginia Weather

Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Waynesboro, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:42 PM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Waynesboro, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaynesboro, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 68°H 93°
Waynesboro, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    25%
    0.03″
    92°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    51%
    1.1″
    93°68°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Rain
    75%
    0.09″
    86°69°-7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    51%
    84°66°-2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    36%
    0.03″
    92°68°+8°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    18%
    90°67°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    92°68°+2°
Waynesboro, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
049° · veering 101°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4 mph
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 4 mph · pk 20 mph @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Waynesboro, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.5
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.54 inHg
Now
966.5
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966968
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW968.0965.7966.3
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waynesboro, VA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Waynesboro, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
60%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.1mi
UNLIMITED
92 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
02:42 UTC · Waynesboro, 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
02:42 UTC · Waynesboro, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Waynesboro, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waynesboro, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waynesboro, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Waynesboro, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
67% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 PM
Moonset
12:32 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Waynesboro, VA
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Queen Anne's lace lines the roads

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waynesboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°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.

ZIP code: 22980

16-Day Forecast — Waynesboro

  1. Sun92°65°25%
  2. Mon93°67°51%
  3. Tue86°69°75%
  4. Wed84°66°51%
  5. Thu92°68°36%
  6. Fri90°67°18%
  7. Sat92°68°39%
  8. Sun88°66°31%
  9. Mon95°67°26%
  10. Tue97°71°12%
  11. Wed86°60°17%
  12. Thu80°59°34%
  13. Fri84°63°34%
  14. Sat70°65°19%
  15. Sun79°64°23%
  16. Mon81°65°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 — Waynesboro

SPC has placed Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro

  • 22980

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.