Elliston, Virginia Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elliston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast12%—81°54°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——89°60°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle41%—86°72°-3°
- FridayJun 19Showers55%0.26″74°61°-12°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——80°57°+6°
- SundayJun 21Overcast19%—86°54°+6°
- MondayJun 22Drizzle56%0.07″76°64°-10°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 7:13 AM
- Moonset
- 9:57 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Elliston 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 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Elliston
- Tue82°54°12%
- Wed89°60°3%
- Thu86°72°41%
- Fri74°61°55%
- Sat80°57°2%
- Sun86°54°19%
- Mon76°64°56%
- Tue65°56°40%
- Wed67°53°24%
- Thu82°58°22%
- Fri89°64°32%
- Sat94°66°32%
- Sun94°68°30%
- Mon93°68°30%
- Tue90°70°36%
- Wed93°70°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 — Elliston
SPC has placed Elliston in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Elliston
- 24087