Iron Gate, Virginia Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Iron Gate weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Clear——81°47°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——84°58°+3°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——89°61°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——91°62°+2°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle22%—87°61°-4°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle22%—85°65°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast14%—82°59°-3°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:25 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Iron Gate at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.