Lynchburg, Virginia Weather
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Lynchburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 4:29 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——73°36°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——69°46°-4°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast17%—62°41°-7°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——52°33°-10°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——51°30°-1°
- SundayNov 15Partly Cloudy——53°31°+2°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——51°32°-2°
Air quality now AQI 36 · Good
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:26 AM
- Moonset
- 5:51 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Lynchburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 55°F (high 73°F, low 36°F), 8°F above the 47°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 17 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 4 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Lynchburg
- Tue73°36°0%
- Wed69°46°1%
- Thu62°41°17%
- Fri52°33°3%
- Sat51°30°0%
- Sun53°31°1%
- Mon51°32°3%
- Tue47°36°3%
- Wed58°32°2%
- Thu59°33°2%
- Fri60°36°4%
- Sat63°40°16%
- Sun66°53°31%
- Mon65°32°32%
- Tue40°28°21%
- Wed43°26°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Lynchburg
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Lynchburg — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 25) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
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.
Air quality in Lynchburg
Air quality in Lynchburg’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 28). See the full air-quality history for Lynchburg.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, summer squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, 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
In Lynchburg, July runs warmest near 75°F and January coldest around 36°F, while May is the wettest month (4.2 inches) and February the driest (2.9 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 3.4″ | 9 |
| February | 38° | 2.9″ | 8 |
| March | 45° | 3.7″ | 10 |
| April | 55° | 3.6″ | 11 |
| May | 63° | 4.2″ | 13 |
| June | 71° | 4.0″ | 12 |
| July | 75° | 4.1″ | 12 |
| August | 74° | 3.6″ | 11 |
| September | 67° | 3.9″ | 9 |
| October | 56° | 3.4″ | 8 |
| November | 46° | 3.2″ | 7 |
| December | 38° | 3.8″ | 9 |
Regional context
Similar climates Forest, VA, Madison Heights, VA, Timberlake, VA
Lynchburg swings from 36°F in January to 75°F in July (39°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Lynchburg runs about 43.6 inches on roughly 119 measurable days.
Lynchburg's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: May peaks at 4.2 inches on 12.9 wet days, while February holds 2.9 inches over 8.0 — no season dominates Lynchburg's rain calendar. That lines Lynchburg up with places like Forest, VA, Madison Heights, VA and Timberlake, VA, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Once Lynchburg passes April 17, freezes fade and Lynchburg's beds take peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Heat-demanding starts go out a fortnight on in Lynchburg, after the soil warms and cold snaps clear. The season ends by October 25 in Lynchburg, once hard frosts set back in. That date is a median: Lynchburg freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Forest, VA, Madison Heights, VA, Timberlake, VA, Rustburg, VA, Concord, VA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Lynchburg?
- Frost typically leaves Lynchburg by April 17 and returns to Lynchburg near October 25.
- What is the rainy season in Lynchburg?
- May is the wettest month in Lynchburg, about 4.2 inches on average; the year totals roughly 44 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Lynchburg?
- Lynchburg peaks in July, when the mean runs near 75°F.
- What is the coldest month in Lynchburg?
- January is Lynchburg's coldest month, averaging about 36°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Lynchburg?
- Hardy spring crops go in near April 17 in Lynchburg; tender peppers and squash wait 10–14 days.
- How many rainy days does Lynchburg get?
- Lynchburg records around 119 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Lynchburg?
- Because Lynchburg bottoms near 36°F in January, that winter low sets Lynchburg's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Lynchburg?
- Lynchburg'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 Lynchburg?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Lynchburg in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Lynchburg?
- Current conditions for Lynchburg and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Lynchburg forecast updated?
- The Lynchburg forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Lynchburg?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg?
- The next few days in Lynchburg's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Lynchburg sits at 37.4°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Lynchburg
- 24501
- 24502
- 24503
- 24504
- 24505
- 24506
- 24513
- 24514
- 24515