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Vansant, Virginia Weather

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

Vansant, VA
Thursday, June 4 at 3:27 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
51%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Vansant, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVansant, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 81°
Vansant, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    81°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°59°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    85°60°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    45%
    83°59°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    30%
    80°65°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    19%
    0.08″
    71°57°-9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    20%
    83°53°+12°
Vansant, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · backing 146°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 8 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 73SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Vansant, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.1
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.23 inHg
Now
956.1
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953958
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW958.2953.4955.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Vansant, VA
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 9 PM

Ozone at AQI 46 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
7.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 44
Vansant, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.3mi
UNLIMITED
135 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
15:27 UTC ·Vansant, 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
15:27 UTC ·Vansant, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Vansant, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vansant, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vansant, VA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Vansant, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
3:48 AM
Moonset
1:37 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Vansant, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vansant at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (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 — Vansant

SPC has placed Vansant 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 Vansant

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.