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Sussex, Virginia Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Sussex, VA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:02 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
25%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Sussex, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSussex, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 88°
Sussex, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    82°48°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    88°56°+6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°62°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    92°65°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    44%
    0.15″
    93°68°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    44%
    79°55°-14°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    16%
    79°51°
Sussex, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · veering 65°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sussex, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.8
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 30.09 inHg
Now
1018.8
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181021
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1021.01017.91019.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Sussex, VA
Air quality
66
AQI
Hazardous
+28 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 28 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
2.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 120
Sussex, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
149.0mi
UNLIMITED
156 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
23:02 UTC ·Sussex, 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
23:02 UTC ·Sussex, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sussex, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sussex, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sussex, VA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:21 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sussex, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
2:48 AM
Moonset
12:16 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sussex, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sussex at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 29 (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 3, 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 Sussex

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.