West Point, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Point weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain20%0.31″99°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers80%—94°74°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail73%0.51″94°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle50%—80°71°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear25%—97°69°+17°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—101°73°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%—84°71°-17°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 18.3 µg/m³ (AQI 68) 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.3 µg/m³ (AQI 68) 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23181
15-Day Forecast — West Point
- Sun99°73°20%
- Mon94°74°80%
- Tue94°72°73%
- Wed80°71°50%
- Thu97°69°25%
- Fri101°73°32%
- Sat84°71°43%
- Sun84°69°34%
- Mon87°65°18%
- Tue90°63°14%
- Wed96°65°16%
- Thu92°70°26%
- Fri92°68°29%
- Sat91°70°37%
- Sun94°69°57%
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 — West Point
SPC has placed West Point 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 West Point
- 23181