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South Boston, Virginia Weather

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

South Boston, VA
Thursday, June 4 at 5:31 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
30%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
South Boston, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Boston, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 88°
South Boston, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    85°49°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°58°+7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    94°66°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    14%
    0.20″
    93°65°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    15%
    0.09″
    89°68°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    11%
    78°59°-11°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    86°51°+8°
South Boston, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
332° · backing 77°
Direction
NNW
332°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
10
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 10 @ 10:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
South Boston, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.2
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.2
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.81004.01004.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
South Boston, VA
Air quality
36
AQI
Moderate
+12 in 6hPeak ~68 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 66 now. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 76 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 76 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 76
South Boston, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
131.7mi
UNLIMITED
149 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
17:31 UTC ·South Boston, 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
17:31 UTC ·South Boston, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
South Boston, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Boston, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Boston, VA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
South Boston, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:33 AM
Moonset
1:25 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
South Boston, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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South Boston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (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.

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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.