Fredericksburg, Virginia Weather
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Fredericksburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:00 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast24%—79°68°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast87%0.24″71°61°-8°
- WednesdaySep 23Rain77%0.84″60°55°-11°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Rain37%0.39″61°54°+1°
- FridaySep 25Overcast11%—72°49°+11°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast11%—74°52°+2°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——76°58°+2°
Air quality now AQI 35 · Good
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:37 PM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fredericksburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 74°F (high 79°F, low 68°F), 7°F above the 67°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 6 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 3 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Fredericksburg
- Mon79°68°24%
- Tue71°61°87%
- Wed60°55°77%
- Thu61°54°37%
- Fri72°49°11%
- Sat74°52°11%
- Sun76°58°7%
- Mon77°54°4%
- Tue80°54°8%
- Wed86°59°16%
- Thu89°62°18%
- Fri84°64°13%
- Sat86°61°11%
- Sun84°69°23%
- Mon74°53°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Fredericksburg
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Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically November 1) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Fredericksburg
SPC includes Fredericksburg in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg sits in Fredericksburg County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 50m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 30m — a swing of +5h 20m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Virginia Beach, the state’s largest city, lies about 134 miles to the SE. The nearest town Fredericksburg tracks is New Baltimore, roughly 33 miles to the NNW.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
The year in Fredericksburg tops out in July (~78°F) and dips lowest in January (~36°F), with July wettest at 4.8 inches and February driest at 2.5 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 2.7″ | 6 |
| February | 38° | 2.5″ | 5 |
| March | 45° | 4.0″ | 6 |
| April | 56° | 3.4″ | 6 |
| May | 65° | 4.2″ | 9 |
| June | 74° | 3.9″ | 8 |
| July | 78° | 4.8″ | 7 |
| August | 76° | 3.0″ | 7 |
| September | 70° | 4.5″ | 6 |
| October | 58° | 3.7″ | 6 |
| November | 47° | 3.5″ | 5 |
| December | 39° | 3.2″ | 6 |
Regional context
Similar climates Falmouth, VA, Southern Gateway, VA, Passapatanzy, VA
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Fredericksburg runs from a 36°F January mean to 78°F in July, a 43°F seasonal spread, with near 43.4 inches of precipitation across about 76 wet days.
No season owns Fredericksburg's rain: July reaches 4.8 inches across 6.5 days and February keeps 2.5 inches on 4.9, an even spread through Fredericksburg's year. It is a balanced pattern Fredericksburg shares with places like Falmouth, VA, Southern Gateway, VA and Passapatanzy, VA.
Fredericksburg reaches its last hard frost near April 6; that is the cue for peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Fredericksburg's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Fredericksburg's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. By November 1, frost is back in Fredericksburg — protect or harvest anything tender. That date is a median: Fredericksburg freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Falmouth, VA, Southern Gateway, VA, Passapatanzy, VA, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA, Stafford Courthouse, VA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Fredericksburg?
- Fredericksburg's last spring frost lands near April 6, and in Fredericksburg the first fall frost follows around November 1.
- What is the rainy season in Fredericksburg?
- Rainfall in Fredericksburg peaks in July near 4.8 inches, out of about 43 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Fredericksburg?
- On average July tops the year in Fredericksburg at about 78°F.
- What is the coldest month in Fredericksburg?
- The coldest stretch in Fredericksburg falls in January, around 36°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Fredericksburg?
- Around April 6, start frost-hardy crops in Fredericksburg; tomatoes and basil belong a fortnight later.
- How many rainy days does Fredericksburg get?
- Expect roughly 76 wet days a year in Fredericksburg.
- What hardiness zone is Fredericksburg?
- With January around 36°F, Fredericksburg's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Fredericksburg's band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Fredericksburg?
- Fredericksburg's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Fredericksburg?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Fredericksburg in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Fredericksburg?
- Current conditions for Fredericksburg and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Fredericksburg forecast updated?
- The Fredericksburg forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Fredericksburg?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Fredericksburg are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Fredericksburg?
- The next few days in Fredericksburg's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Fredericksburg sits at 38.3°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Fredericksburg
- 22401
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