Yorktown, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Yorktown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°78°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers73%1.1″94°79°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm81%0.76″92°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers63%0.02″79°74°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm31%0.02″87°73°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%0.01″97°76°+10°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle45%0.01″83°73°-14°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Yorktown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 23690, 23691, 23692, 23693
15-Day Forecast — Yorktown
- Sun98°78°8%
- Mon94°79°73%
- Tue92°73°81%
- Wed79°74°63%
- Thu87°73°31%
- Fri97°76°32%
- Sat83°73°45%
- Sun90°74°26%
- Mon84°74°23%
- Tue84°73°9%
- Wed86°71°17%
- Thu93°74°36%
- Fri90°73°36%
- Sat89°72°32%
- Sun91°72°38%
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 — Yorktown
SPC has placed Yorktown 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 Yorktown
- 23690