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South Boston, Virginia Weather

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

South Boston, VA
Friday, June 5 at 9:38 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
82%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
South Boston, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Boston, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 90°
South Boston, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°53°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    94°64°+4°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    18%
    94°67°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    10%
    0.12″
    87°66°-7°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    16%
    0.02″
    77°64°-10°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    74°68°-3°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Overcast
    24%
    86°68°+12°
South Boston, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · veering 114°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
0
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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 3 · pk 10 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
South Boston, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031008
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.81002.91004.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
South Boston, VA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
South Boston, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.1mi
UNLIMITED
140 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
09:38 UTC ·South Boston, 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
09:38 UTC ·South Boston, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
South Boston, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Boston, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Boston, VA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
South Boston, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
4:06 AM
Moonset
2:28 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
South Boston, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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South Boston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — South Boston

SPC has placed South Boston in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 South Boston

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.