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Emporia, Virginia Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Emporia, VA
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:01 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
24%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Emporia, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEmporia, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 89°
Emporia, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    82°46°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    89°55°+7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°60°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    91°65°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    94°68°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    44%
    81°57°-13°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    16%
    80°50°-1°
Emporia, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
016° · backing 164°
Direction
NNE
016°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 164° from the nne.
Emporia, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.8
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 30.06 inHg
Now
1017.8
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171021
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1021.11017.41019.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Emporia, VA
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
+30 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
0.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 65

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Emporia, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
145.6mi
UNLIMITED
151 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
22:01 UTC ·Emporia, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:01 UTC ·Emporia, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Emporia, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Emporia, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Emporia, VA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:23 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Emporia, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:48 AM
Moonset
12:18 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Emporia, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Emporia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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.

ZIP codes in Emporia

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.