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Nelsonia, Virginia Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Nelsonia, VA
Friday, June 5 at 3:35 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
60%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Nelsonia, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNelsonia, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 88°
Nelsonia, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    80°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°61°+8°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    92°66°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    85°72°-7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    73°60°-12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    74°60°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    10%
    77°63°+3°
Nelsonia, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · veering 125°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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 6 · pk 22 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2311SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 125° from the ssw.
Nelsonia, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151021
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1020.81015.01016.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Nelsonia, VA
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 77 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 61. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Nelsonia, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.6mi
UNLIMITED
104 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
03:35 UTC ·Nelsonia, 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
03:35 UTC ·Nelsonia, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Nelsonia, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Nelsonia, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Nelsonia, VA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:11 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Nelsonia, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
3:56 AM
Moonset
2:12 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Nelsonia, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nelsonia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (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 5, 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 Nelsonia

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.