Urbanna, Virginia Weather
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Urbanna weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 12:10 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast later14%—83°72°—
- TuesdaySep 22Light Showers79%0.63″73°68°-10°
- WednesdaySep 23Light Showers71%0.21″68°65°-5°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Drizzle45%0.04″69°62°+1°
- FridaySep 25Overcast15%—67°58°-2°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast15%—74°53°+7°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——70°61°-4°
Air quality now AQI 49 · Good
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- 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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:32 PM
- Moonset
- 1:32 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Urbanna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 78°F (high 83°F, low 72°F), 9°F above the 69°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 6 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 22 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Urbanna
- Mon83°72°14%
- Tue73°68°79%
- Wed68°65°71%
- Thu69°62°45%
- Fri67°58°15%
- Sat74°53°15%
- Sun70°61°9%
- Mon75°59°4%
- Tue78°57°10%
- Wed84°62°15%
- Thu88°64°13%
- Fri82°66°16%
- Sat84°67°20%
- Sun85°73°32%
- Mon75°57°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically November 1) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Urbanna
SPC includes Urbanna in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.
Sun & seasons in Urbanna
Urbanna sits in Middlesex County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 46m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 33m — a swing of +5h 13m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Virginia Beach, the state’s largest city, lies about 69 miles to the SSE. The nearest town Urbanna tracks is Newport News, roughly 37 miles to the S.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Urbanna's warmest month is July (~79°F mean) and its coldest is January (~39°F). Rainfall peaks in September (4.9 inches) and bottoms out in February (2.8 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 3.6″ | 11 |
| February | 41° | 2.8″ | 10 |
| March | 49° | 4.0″ | 11 |
| April | 59° | 3.8″ | 11 |
| May | 67° | 4.0″ | 12 |
| June | 75° | 4.5″ | 11 |
| July | 79° | 4.9″ | 11 |
| August | 77° | 4.8″ | 10 |
| September | 71° | 4.9″ | 9 |
| October | 60° | 4.1″ | 9 |
| November | 50° | 3.0″ | 9 |
| December | 42° | 3.6″ | 11 |
Regional context
Similar climates Saluda, VA, Weems, VA, Irvington, VA
By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Urbanna sees 39°F Januarys and 79°F Julys, a 41°F range, plus around 47.9 inches of precipitation across 123 days.
No season owns Urbanna's rain: September reaches 4.9 inches across 8.9 days and February keeps 2.8 inches on 9.8, an even spread through Urbanna's year. That even rhythm groups Urbanna with places like Saluda, VA, Weems, VA and Irvington, VA.
The cool-season window in Urbanna starts at April 6, when nights stop freezing — think peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. In Urbanna, warm-season transplants — tomatoes, peppers, basil — wait two weeks past Urbanna's frost date. It shuts near November 1, when freezes return to Urbanna and tender plants need cover. Sheltered Urbanna yards can escape a light frost.
Similar climates: Saluda, VA, Weems, VA, Irvington, VA, White Stone, VA, Lancaster, VA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Urbanna?
- Urbanna's last spring frost lands near April 6, and in Urbanna the first fall frost follows around November 1.
- What is the rainy season in Urbanna?
- Urbanna sees its heaviest rain in September (around 4.9 inches), part of roughly 48 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Urbanna?
- July is Urbanna's warmest month, averaging about 79°F.
- What is the coldest month in Urbanna?
- Urbanna bottoms out in January, with a mean near 39°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Urbanna?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at April 6 in Urbanna; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does Urbanna get?
- Expect roughly 123 wet days a year in Urbanna.
- What hardiness zone is Urbanna?
- Urbanna's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 39°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Urbanna?
- Urbanna's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Urbanna?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Urbanna in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Urbanna?
- Current conditions for Urbanna and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Urbanna forecast updated?
- The Urbanna forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Urbanna?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Urbanna are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Urbanna?
- The next few days in Urbanna's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Urbanna sits at 37.6°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Urbanna
- 23175