Suffolk, Virginia Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Suffolk weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast15%—86°61°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——94°70°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle25%—98°74°+4°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm62%0.02″91°70°-7°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast43%—88°65°-3°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——87°63°-1°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle30%0.02″74°67°-13°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:00 AM
- Moonset
- 9:39 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Suffolk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Suffolk
- Tue86°61°15%
- Wed94°70°7%
- Thu98°74°25%
- Fri91°70°62%
- Sat88°65°43%
- Sun87°63°4%
- Mon74°67°30%
- Tue76°60°38%
- Wed78°60°24%
- Thu88°64°33%
- Fri93°66°21%
- Sat96°68°31%
- Sun101°73°29%
- Mon98°70°33%
- Tue100°75°48%
- Wed101°76°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Suffolk
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Suffolk
SPC has placed Suffolk in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Suffolk
- 23433
- 23432
- 23437
- 23436
- 23435
- 23434
- 23438
- 23439