Innovation, Virginia Weather
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Innovation weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——82°49°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——88°56°+6°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——89°59°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——93°64°+4°
- SundayJun 7Showers28%0.15″84°64°-9°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle16%—77°55°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy10%—81°48°+4°
Ozone at AQI 50 now. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.
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 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 2:55 AM
- Moonset
- 12:11 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Innovation at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (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 3, 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.