Lake Monticello, Virginia Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Monticello weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Mostly Clear——82°47°—
- ThursdayJun 4Mostly Clear——88°57°+6°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——92°60°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——93°63°+1°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers34%—88°68°-5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast13%—76°57°-12°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear15%—82°49°+6°
Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.69 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 12:17 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Lake Monticello at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above 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 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.