Mathews, Virginia Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mathews weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Overcast——86°67°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast45%—100°74°+14°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers54%0.13″84°71°-16°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——83°69°-1°
- SundayJun 21Light Rain—0.08″83°69°0°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle47%0.03″81°65°-2°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast36%—78°65°-3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 8:11 AM
- Moonset
- 10:32 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Mathews at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Mathews
- Wed84°67°4%
- Thu100°75°45%
- Fri84°71°54%
- Sat83°69°5%
- Sun83°69°7%
- Mon81°65°47%
- Tue78°65°36%
- Wed79°68°7%
- Thu79°70°14%
- Fri83°70°17%
- Sat89°74°19%
- Sun91°70°23%
- Mon85°75°36%
- Tue84°75°32%
- Wed83°75°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 — Mathews
SPC has placed Mathews in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Mathews
- 23109