Richlands, Virginia Weather
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Richlands weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle48%—71°58°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——80°53°+9°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——82°58°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail71%—82°68°0°
- FridayJun 19Showers70%0.59″67°58°-15°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle——76°55°+9°
- SundayJun 21Overcast18%—85°52°+9°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 6:10 AM
- Moonset
- 9:01 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Richlands at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Richlands
- Mon71°58°48%
- Tue80°53°4%
- Wed82°58°6%
- Thu82°68°71%
- Fri67°58°70%
- Sat76°55°7%
- Sun85°52°18%
- Mon84°62°56%
- Tue78°67°48%
- Wed77°65°31%
- Thu78°63°26%
- Fri78°59°68%
- Sat82°55°42%
- Sun88°62°49%
- Mon85°65°45%
- Tue75°65°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Richlands
SPC has placed Richlands in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Richlands
- 24641
- 24612
- 24609