Duffield, Virginia Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Duffield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Overcast——87°60°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm86%0.47″85°68°-2°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle64%0.06″77°62°-8°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——83°59°+6°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm39%—85°59°+2°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle80%—76°60°-9°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast68%—86°55°+10°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.95 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:41 AM
- Moonset
- 10:57 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Duffield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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.
15-Day Forecast — Duffield
- Wed87°60°1%
- Thu85°68°86%
- Fri77°62°64%
- Sat83°59°1%
- Sun85°59°39%
- Mon76°60°80%
- Tue86°55°68%
- Wed73°65°20%
- Thu83°63°16%
- Fri91°64°19%
- Sat94°67°45%
- Sun91°65°55%
- Mon90°68°49%
- Tue87°69°65%
- Wed85°68°53%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Duffield
SPC has placed Duffield 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 Duffield
- 24244