Lynchburg, Virginia Weather
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Lynchburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Heavy Drizzle54%0.11″84°74°—
- MondayAug 3Rain48%0.39″88°73°+4°
- TuesdayAug 4Thunderstorm48%0.06″80°71°-8°
- WednesdayAug 5Thunderstorm54%—84°69°+4°
- ThursdayAug 6Light Drizzle40%—92°70°+8°
- FridayAug 7Drizzle34%0.02″95°70°+3°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle40%—97°69°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Lynchburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 24501, 24502, 24503, 24504, 24515
16-Day Forecast — Lynchburg
- Sun84°74°54%
- Mon88°73°48%
- Tue80°71°48%
- Wed84°69°54%
- Thu92°70°40%
- Fri95°70°34%
- Sat97°69°40%
- Sun96°70°36%
- Mon95°68°17%
- Tue96°70°21%
- Wed93°69°20%
- Thu97°69°22%
- Fri96°68°35%
- Sat99°70°35%
- Sun97°72°48%
- Mon95°69°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Lynchburg
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Lynchburg
SPC has placed Lynchburg in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.
Sun & seasons in Lynchburg
Lynchburg sits in Lynchburg County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 45m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 35m — a swing of +5h 10m 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 180 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Lynchburg tracks is Roanoke, roughly 43 miles to the W.
ZIP codes in Lynchburg
- 24515
- 24504
- 24502
- 24503
- 24501
- 24505
- 24506
- 24513
- 24514