Lake Caroline, Virginia Weather
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Lake Caroline weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 2Mostly Clear——75°57°—
- WednesdayJun 3Overcast——82°56°+7°
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——88°58°+6°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——92°58°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——94°62°+2°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle22%—85°66°-9°
- MondayJun 8Overcast26%—70°57°-15°
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 41 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 2:53 AM
- Moonset
- 12:13 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Lake Caroline at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (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.