Tappahannock, Virginia Weather
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Tappahannock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——86°54°—
- FridayJun 5Mostly Clear——94°64°+8°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——96°67°+2°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle19%0.01″91°69°-5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast14%—82°59°-9°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——86°52°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——92°58°+6°
Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 38 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 3.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 100
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
- 3:29 AM
- Moonset
- 1:13 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Tappahannock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (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 4, 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 — Tappahannock
SPC has placed Tappahannock 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.