Appomattox, Virginia Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Appomattox weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Overcast——90°58°—
- ThursdayJun 18Light Showers21%0.07″96°72°+6°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle23%—88°65°-8°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——83°60°-5°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers16%0.32″94°64°+11°
- MondayJun 22Drizzle54%0.01″86°60°-8°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast40%—85°57°-1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 40 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:22 AM
- Moonset
- 10:42 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Appomattox at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Appomattox
- Wed90°58°2%
- Thu96°72°21%
- Fri88°65°23%
- Sat83°60°1%
- Sun94°64°16%
- Mon86°60°54%
- Tue85°57°40%
- Wed79°56°10%
- Thu81°63°18%
- Fri85°66°18%
- Sat92°64°23%
- Sun93°67°27%
- Mon94°67°35%
- Tue84°67°39%
- Wed83°67°42%
- Thu83°69°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Appomattox
SPC has placed Appomattox in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Appomattox
- 24522