Wise, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wise weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast38%—83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle29%0.02″87°68°+4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle72%—87°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers41%—82°63°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%0.01″82°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—87°62°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers62%0.19″88°64°+1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
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 47 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wise at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 24293
16-Day Forecast — Wise
- Sat83°69°38%
- Sun87°68°29%
- Mon87°66°72%
- Tue82°63°41%
- Wed82°61°12%
- Thu87°62°24%
- Fri88°64°62%
- Sat77°65°61%
- Sun72°57°43%
- Mon74°53°21%
- Tue79°55°16%
- Wed85°61°32%
- Thu81°64°48%
- Fri81°64°62%
- Sat81°66°56%
- Sun82°63°61%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Wise
SPC has placed Wise in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Wise
- 24293