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Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States

Last updated: 8:22 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
28°C
Feels like 30°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 20°
Wind
7 mph NW
Humidity
70%
Dew Point
21°
Pressure
29.71 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
81%
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Chesterfield County is currently mostly cloudy at 28°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 52% around 9 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2458 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:54AM · Sunset: 8:34PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 9:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 9:00 PM
Heat Advisory
Dorchester, MD, Wicomico, MD, Somerset, MD, Inland Worcester, MD, Northampton, NC, Hertford, NC, Gates, NC, Pasquotank, NC, Camden, NC, Western Currituck, NC, Bertie, NC, Chowan, NC, Perquimans, NC, Fluvanna, VA, Prince Edward, VA, Cumberland, VA, Goochland, VA, Caroline, VA, Mecklenburg, VA, Lunenburg, VA, Nottoway, VA, Amelia, VA, Powhatan, VA, Westmoreland, VA, Richmond, VA, Northumberland, VA, Lancaster, VA, Brunswick, VA, Dinwiddie, VA, Prince George, VA, Charles City, VA, New Kent, VA, Gloucester, VA, Middlesex, VA, Mathews, VA, Greensville, VA, Sussex, VA, Surry, VA, James City, VA, Southampton, VA, Chesapeake, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, Western Louisa, VA, Eastern Louisa, VA, Western Hanover, VA, Eastern Hanover, VA, Western Chesterfield, VA, Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights), VA, Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond), VA, Eastern Henrico, VA, Western King William, VA, Eastern King William, VA, Western King and Queen, VA, Eastern King and Queen, VA, Western Essex, VA, Eastern Essex, VA, York, VA, Newport News, VA, Hampton/Poquoson, VA, Isle of Wight, VA, Suffolk, VA, Norfolk, VA, Portsmouth, VA, Accomack, VA, Northampton, VA, Eastern Currituck, NC
Expires 7:00 PM
62 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
28°
52%
10 PM
26°
45%
11 PM
26°
26%
12 AM
24°
26%
1 AM
24°
23%
2 AM
23°
4%
3 AM
23°
4%
4 AM
23°
4%
5 AM
20°
3%
6 AM
21°
3%
7 AM
22°
3%
8 AM
23°
8%
9 AM
26°
18%
10 AM
28°
19%
11 AM
29°
19%
12 PM
31°
19%
1 PM
34°
23%
2 PM
35°
24%
3 PM
35°
24%
4 PM
37°
25%
5 PM
36°
35%
6 PM
34°
35%
7 PM
33°
36%
8 PM
32°
37%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
39° 20°
Mostly Cloudy with a 52% chance of rain.
Sun
37° 20°
Partly Cloudy with a 41% chance of rain.
Mon
35° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 85% chance of rain.
Tue
33° 21°
Mostly Cloudy with a 61% chance of rain.
Wed
31° 19°
Clear.
Thu
33° 20°
Drizzle, 70% chance.
Fri
37° 23°
Drizzle, 63% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 28° Mostly Cloudy 52% 7 mph NW 70%
10 PM 26° Overcast 45% 4 mph N 82%
11 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 26% 3 mph WNW 83%
12 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 26% 2 mph WNW 84%
1 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 23% 2 mph NW 86%
2 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 4% 2 mph NNW 88%
3 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 4% 2 mph N 90%
4 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 4% 2 mph NNW 92%
5 AM 20° Partly Cloudy 3% 2 mph E 92%
6 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph ENE 90%
7 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph E 87%
8 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 8% 3 mph SE 82%
9 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 18% 2 mph S 73%
10 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 19% 2 mph SSW 64%
11 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 19% 3 mph S 57%
12 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 19% 3 mph S 51%
1 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 23% 4 mph SSE 46%
2 PM 35° Mostly Cloudy 24% 5 mph SSE 42%
3 PM 35° Mostly Cloudy 24% 6 mph SSE 40%
4 PM 37° Mostly Cloudy 25% 6 mph SSE 38%
5 PM 36° Mostly Cloudy 35% 6 mph SSE 40%
6 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 35% 5 mph SSE 45%
7 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 36% 5 mph S 51%
8 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 37% 5 mph S 56%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/4
Mostly Cloudy
52%
20°
39°
Sun
7/5
Partly Cloudy
41%
20°
37°
Mon
7/6
Partly Cloudy
85%
22°
35°
Tue
7/7
Mostly Cloudy
61%
21°
33°
Wed
7/8
Clear
19%
19°
31°
Thu
7/9
Drizzle
70%
20°
33°
Fri
7/10
Drizzle
63%
23°
37°
Sat
7/11
Rain
82%
22°
32°
Sun
7/12
Rain
69%
19°
31°
Mon
7/13
Drizzle
44%
17°
32°
Tue
7/14
Clear
60%
20°
33°
Wed
7/15
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
Thu
7/16
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
Fri
7/17
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
Sat
7/18
Drizzle
60%
22°
35°
62
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
62 AQI 14.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
43 AQI 47 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 62 Moderate 43 62
Mon 55 Moderate 33 55
Tue 47 Good 35 47
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sat Jul 4, 23:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE689 J/kg
MLCAPE1550 J/kg
MUCAPE1840 J/kg
SBCIN-398 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear21 kt
0–1 km Shear10 kt
Eff. Shear25 kt
0–1 km SRH-73
0–3 km SRH-114
Eff. SRH-106
Storm Motion154° @ 16 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.3
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index14.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.69 in
0–3 km LR5.2 °C/km
700–500 LR6.7 °C/km
Total Totals52.7
LCL915 hPa
LFC673 hPa
EL231 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,701 ft