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Radford, Virginia Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Radford, VA
Thursday, June 4 at 1:54 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
46%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Radford, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRadford, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 82°
Radford, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    75°46°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    82°54°+7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°57°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    86°58°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    81°58°-5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    25%
    77°63°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    18%
    74°57°-3°
Radford, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 133°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 12:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 105SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Radford, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.5
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.22 inHg
Now
955.5
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-5.2
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954960
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW960.1954.3954.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Radford, VA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9
Radford, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
87.9mi
UNLIMITED
107 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
01:54 UTC ·Radford, 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
01:54 UTC ·Radford, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Radford, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Radford, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Radford, VA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:34 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Radford, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:41 AM
Moonset
1:31 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Radford, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Radford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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.

ZIP codes in Radford

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.