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

Catlett, VA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:35 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
82%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Catlett, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCatlett, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 86°
Catlett, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°59°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    18%
    92°65°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    28%
    87°65°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    85°63°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    83°62°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    22%
    88°58°+5°
Catlett, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
252° · backing 93°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 5 · pk 14 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 93° from the wsw.
Catlett, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.2
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.2
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.31012.61014.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Catlett, VA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Catlett, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.1mi
UNLIMITED
135 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
08:35 UTC ·Catlett, 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
08:35 UTC ·Catlett, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Catlett, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Catlett, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Catlett, VA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:16 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Catlett, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
3:34 AM
Moonset
1:14 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Catlett, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Catlett at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Catlett

SPC has placed Catlett 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 Catlett

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.