Dante, Virginia Weather
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Dante weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 2Overcast18%—73°59°—
- WednesdayJun 3Clear——76°56°+3°
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——82°60°+6°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——82°56°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——82°59°0°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle34%—76°60°-6°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle30%—83°62°+7°
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 1.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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).
If bees stay at home, rain will soon come; if they fly away, fine will be the day.
- Moonrise
- 2:24 AM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Dante at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (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 — Dante
SPC has placed Dante in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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.