Glade Spring, Virginia Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Glade Spring weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——80°55°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——85°58°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail74%—80°66°-5°
- FridayJun 19Heavy Drizzle68%0.12″68°58°-12°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——77°54°+9°
- SundayJun 21Overcast22%—85°52°+8°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle59%—72°65°-13°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:22 AM
- Moonset
- 10:02 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Glade Spring at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Glade Spring
- Tue80°55°5%
- Wed85°58°2%
- Thu80°66°74%
- Fri68°58°68%
- Sat77°54°4%
- Sun85°52°22%
- Mon72°65°59%
- Tue81°58°54%
- Wed84°56°41%
- Thu88°62°29%
- Fri87°64°52%
- Sat77°65°46%
- Sun87°64°59%
- Mon92°63°45%
- Tue85°65°72%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Glade Spring
SPC has placed Glade Spring 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 Glade Spring
- 24340