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Richmond, Virginia weather · now

75°

Smoke

Feels
77°
High / Low
97° / 75°
Wind
17 mph SE
Humidity
89%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 3:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 27% · 3 PM

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UnhealthyAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassHighWeedLow
Sun 6:02 AM 8:29 PM 14h 26m
Moon Waxing Crescent 14% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Richmond, Virginia, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect patchy smoke then slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 97° with a low near 75°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 97°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

70° 85° 100° ↑ 96° ↓ 76° 4 AM 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM

  1. 4 AM

    76°

    0%

  2. 6 AM

    76°

    1%

  3. 8 AM

    78°

    1%

  4. 10 AM

    86°

    2%

  5. 12 PM

    92°

    8%

  6. 2 PM

    96°

    19%

  7. 4 PM

    94°

    35%

  8. 6 PM

    90°

    43%

  9. 8 PM

    84°

    44%

  10. 10 PM

    81°

    35%

  11. 12 AM

    79°

    22%

  12. 2 AM

    77°

    7%

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7 days

  1. Today 7/18 Patchy Smoke then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44% 97° · 75°
    1. 4 AM 76° Patchy Smoke
    2. 5 AM 76° Patchy Smoke
    3. 6 AM 76° Patchy Smoke 1%
    4. 7 AM 77° Patchy Smoke 1%
    5. 8 AM 78° Patchy Smoke 1%
    6. 9 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 1%
    7. 10 AM 86° Mostly Sunny 2%
    8. 11 AM 89° Mostly Sunny 2%
    9. 12 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 8%
    10. 1 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 13%
    11. 2 PM 96° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    12. 3 PM 95° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    13. 4 PM 94° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    14. 5 PM 93° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    15. 6 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    16. 7 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    17. 8 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    18. 9 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    19. 10 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    20. 11 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
  2. Sun 7/19 Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42% 91° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    2. 1 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    3. 2 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    4. 3 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 6%
    5. 4 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 4%
    6. 5 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 3%
    7. 6 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 5%
    8. 7 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 7%
    9. 8 AM 78° Partly Sunny 9%
    10. 9 AM 80° Partly Sunny 8%
    11. 10 AM 83° Partly Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 85° Partly Sunny 5%
    13. 12 PM 86° Partly Sunny 8%
    14. 1 PM 87° Partly Sunny 11%
    15. 2 PM 89° Partly Sunny 13%
    16. 3 PM 88° Partly Sunny 23%
    17. 4 PM 88° Partly Sunny 32%
    18. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    19. 6 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    20. 7 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    21. 8 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    22. 9 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    23. 10 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    24. 11 PM 75° Chance Rain Showers 26%
  3. Mon 7/20 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 59% 88° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    2. 1 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    3. 2 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    4. 3 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    5. 4 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    6. 5 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    7. 6 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    8. 7 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    9. 8 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    10. 9 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    11. 10 AM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    12. 11 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    13. 12 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    14. 1 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    15. 2 PM 87° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    16. 3 PM 87° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    17. 4 PM 86° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    18. 5 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    19. 6 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    20. 7 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    21. 8 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    22. 9 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    23. 10 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    24. 11 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
  4. Tue 7/21 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 67% 92° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    2. 1 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    3. 2 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    4. 3 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    5. 4 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    6. 5 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    7. 6 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    8. 7 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    9. 8 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    10. 9 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    11. 10 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    12. 11 AM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    13. 12 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    14. 1 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    15. 2 PM 89° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    16. 3 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    17. 4 PM 91° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    18. 5 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    19. 6 PM 89° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    20. 7 PM 86° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    21. 8 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    22. 9 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    23. 10 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    24. 11 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
  5. Wed 7/22 Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53% 90° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    2. 1 AM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    3. 2 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 47%
    4. 3 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 47%
    5. 4 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 47%
    6. 5 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 47%
    7. 6 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 47%
    8. 7 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 47%
    9. 8 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    10. 9 AM 77° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    11. 10 AM 80° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    12. 11 AM 83° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    13. 12 PM 85° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    14. 1 PM 87° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    15. 2 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    16. 3 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    17. 4 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    18. 5 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    19. 6 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    20. 7 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    21. 8 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    22. 9 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    23. 10 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    24. 11 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
  6. Thu 7/23 Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% 84° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    2. 1 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    3. 2 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    4. 3 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    5. 4 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    6. 5 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    7. 6 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    8. 7 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    9. 8 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    10. 9 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    11. 10 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    12. 11 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    13. 12 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    14. 1 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    15. 2 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    16. 3 PM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    17. 4 PM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    18. 5 PM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    19. 6 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    20. 7 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    21. 8 PM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    22. 9 PM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    23. 10 PM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    24. 11 PM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
  7. Fri 7/24 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19% 86° · —
    1. 12 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    2. 1 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    3. 2 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    4. 3 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    5. 4 AM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    6. 5 AM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    7. 6 AM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    8. 7 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    9. 8 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    10. 9 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    11. 10 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    12. 11 AM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    13. 12 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    14. 1 PM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    15. 2 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    16. 3 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/25 Cloudy 26% 88° · 67°
  2. Sun 7/26 Cloudy 19% 93° · 73°
  3. Mon 7/27 Drizzle 22% 99° · 78°
  4. Tue 7/28 Drizzle 21% 100° · 75°
  5. Wed 7/29 Partly Cloudy 31% 88° · 72°
  6. Thu 7/30 Cloudy 32% 89° · 69°
  7. Fri 7/31 Cloudy 32% 89° · 73°
  8. Sat 8/1 Cloudy 39% 91° · 70°
  9. Sun 8/2 Cloudy 45% — · —

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.

Thursday, 7/23

Slight Chance Rain Showers, 84° / 66°

  1. Tomorrow91°71°
  2. Mon88°71°
  3. Tue92°73°
  4. Wed90°66°
  5. Thu84°66°
  6. Fri86°

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 66°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (16%) · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent98 / 100
  • Bike6 AM

    comfortable at 76°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf6 AM

    comfortable at 76°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic6 AM

    comfortable at 76°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Richmond

Richmond in July typically averages 89° highs and 73° lows, with about 21 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 89°); the coldest is January (average low 27°).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan43°27°9
Feb48°31°12
Mar66°43°9
Apr74°53°11
May76°58°14
Jun86°68°14
Jul89°73°21
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)

Saturday
Patchy smoke before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind 2 to 12 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 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A slight chance of rain showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Forecast details

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