Esmont, Virginia Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Esmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——88°54°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——95°62°+7°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——94°63°-1°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers36%—91°67°-3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast13%—88°66°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——85°59°-3°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast23%—90°59°+5°
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 9 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:36 AM
- Moonset
- 1:20 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Esmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (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.