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Richmond, Virginia weather · now

79°

Mostly Cloudy

Feels
82°
High / Low
87° / 70°
Wind
29 mph W
Humidity
79%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 2:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 47% · 6 PM

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ModerateAir quality PollenTreeLowGrassHighWeedNone
Sun 5:50 AM 8:35 PM 14h 44m
Moon Waxing Gibbous 93% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Richmond, Virginia, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 87° with a low near 70°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

87°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

65° 80° 90° ↑ 86° ↓ 71° 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM

  1. 10 AM

    80°

    12%

  2. 12 PM

    84°

    19%

  3. 2 PM

    86°

    41%

  4. 4 PM

    86°

    42%

  5. 6 PM

    84°

    47%

  6. 8 PM

    81°

    46%

  7. 10 PM

    76°

    46%

  8. 12 AM

    74°

    36%

  9. 2 AM

    73°

    8%

  10. 4 AM

    72°

    8%

  11. 6 AM

    71°

    4%

  12. 8 AM

    74°

    2%

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7 days

  1. Today 6/27 Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47% 87° · 70°
    1. 10 AM 80° Partly Sunny 12%
    2. 11 AM 82° Partly Sunny 12%
    3. 12 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    4. 1 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    5. 2 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    6. 3 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    7. 4 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    8. 5 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    9. 6 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    10. 7 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    11. 8 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    12. 9 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    13. 10 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    14. 11 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
  2. Sun 6/28 Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42% 88° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    2. 1 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    3. 2 AM 73° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    4. 3 AM 73° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    5. 4 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    6. 5 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 4%
    7. 6 AM 71° Partly Sunny 4%
    8. 7 AM 73° Partly Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 74° Partly Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 77° Partly Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 80° Partly Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 82° Partly Sunny 7%
    13. 12 PM 84° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    14. 1 PM 85° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    15. 2 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    16. 3 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    17. 4 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    18. 5 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    19. 6 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    20. 7 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    21. 8 PM 81° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    22. 9 PM 79° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    23. 10 PM 76° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    24. 11 PM 74° Chance Rain Showers 28%
  3. Mon 6/29 Mostly Sunny 11% 89° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    2. 1 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    3. 2 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    4. 3 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    5. 4 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    6. 5 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    7. 6 AM 70° Partly Sunny 7%
    8. 7 AM 72° Partly Sunny 7%
    9. 8 AM 73° Partly Sunny 11%
    10. 9 AM 75° Partly Sunny 11%
    11. 10 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 11%
    12. 11 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 11%
    13. 12 PM 81° Mostly Sunny 11%
    14. 1 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 11%
    15. 2 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 8%
    16. 3 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 8%
    17. 4 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 8%
    18. 5 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 8%
    19. 6 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 8%
    20. 7 PM 83° Mostly Clear 8%
    21. 8 PM 81° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 78° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 75° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 72° Mostly Clear
  4. Tue 6/30 Sunny 3% 92° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 70° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 69° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 68° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 68° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 68° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 68° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 68° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 68° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 70° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 74° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 79° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 83° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 85° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 88° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 90° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 91° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 91° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 91° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 90° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 87° Clear
    21. 8 PM 85° Clear 3%
    22. 9 PM 81° Clear 3%
    23. 10 PM 78° Clear 3%
    24. 11 PM 75° Clear 3%
  5. Wed 7/1 Sunny 3% 97° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 74° Clear 3%
    2. 1 AM 73° Clear 3%
    3. 2 AM 73° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 72° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 71° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 71° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 71° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 72° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 74° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 78° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 83° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 88° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 90° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 93° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 95° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 96° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 96° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 96° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 94° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 92° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 90° Mostly Clear 3%
    22. 9 PM 87° Mostly Clear 3%
    23. 10 PM 83° Mostly Clear 3%
    24. 11 PM 80° Mostly Clear 3%
  6. Thu 7/2 Sunny 5% 102° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 78° Mostly Clear 3%
    2. 1 AM 78° Mostly Clear 3%
    3. 2 AM 77° Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 77° Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 77° Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 77° Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 78° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 79° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 89° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 94° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 96° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 100° Sunny 2%
    16. 3 PM 101° Sunny 2%
    17. 4 PM 101° Sunny 2%
    18. 5 PM 101° Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 100° Clear 2%
    20. 7 PM 97° Clear 2%
    21. 8 PM 94° Clear 5%
    22. 9 PM 91° Clear 5%
    23. 10 PM 87° Clear 5%
    24. 11 PM 84° Clear 5%
  7. Fri 7/3 Sunny 30% 103° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 83° Clear 5%
    2. 1 AM 81° Clear 5%
    3. 2 AM 80° Mostly Clear 3%
    4. 3 AM 80° Mostly Clear 3%
    5. 4 AM 80° Mostly Clear 3%
    6. 5 AM 80° Mostly Clear 3%
    7. 6 AM 80° Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 81° Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 82° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 87° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 91° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 96° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 100° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 101° Sunny 11%
    16. 3 PM 102° Sunny 11%
    17. 4 PM 102° Sunny 11%
    18. 5 PM 102° Sunny 11%
    19. 6 PM 102° Mostly Clear 11%
    20. 7 PM 97° Mostly Clear 11%
    21. 8 PM 94° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    22. 9 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/4 Drizzle 31% 103° · 73°
  2. Sun 7/5 Drizzle 34% 100° · 72°
  3. Mon 7/6 Cloudy 26% 99° · 76°
  4. Tue 7/7 Cloudy 31% 98° · 75°
  5. Wed 7/8 Drizzle 26% 97° · 71°
  6. Thu 7/9 Drizzle 35% 99° · 74°
  7. Fri 7/10 Partly Cloudy 39% 91° · 74°
  8. Sat 7/11 Partly Cloudy 32% 92° · 69°
  9. Sun 7/12 Partly Cloudy 35% 99° · 71°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Tuesday, 6/30

Sunny, 92° / 71°

  1. Tomorrow88°69°
  2. Mon89°68°
  3. Tue92°71°
  4. Wed97°75°
  5. Thu102°79°
  6. Fri103°78°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 68°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent94 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 71°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf10 AM

    comfortable at 80°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (12%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic10 AM

    comfortable at 80°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (12%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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  1. Yesterday±5°
    High96°91°+5°
    Low71°69°+2°
  2. Sun, Jun 21pending
    High91°——
    Low69°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Richmond

Richmond in June typically averages 88° highs and 68° lows, with about 12 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 89°); the coldest is January (average low 27°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan43°27°9
Feb48°31°12
Mar66°43°9
Apr74°53°11
May76°58°14
Jun88°68°12
Jul89°72°19
Aug84°67°13
Sep79°63°13
Oct69°51°4
Nov61°44°12
Dec48°32°8

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
AKQ 46,77
Radar station
KAKQ
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
37.541, -77.436