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Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Forest, VA
Thursday, June 4 at 2:22 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
40%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Forest, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastForest, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 87°
Forest, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    81°46°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    87°57°+6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°61°+5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    93°64°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    23%
    90°65°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    15%
    84°65°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    14%
    81°56°-3°
Forest, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
094° · backing 99°
Direction
E
094°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 99° from the e.
Forest, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.0990.5992.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Forest, VA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 35 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
75μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8
Forest, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
103.4mi
UNLIMITED
145 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
02:22 UTC ·Forest, 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
02:22 UTC ·Forest, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Forest, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Forest, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Forest, VA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Forest, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:37 AM
Moonset
1:24 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Forest, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forest at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (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.

ZIP codes in Forest

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.