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Lake Ridge, Virginia Weather

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Lake Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lake Ridge, VA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:36 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
27%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Lake Ridge, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Ridge, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 89°
Lake Ridge, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    89°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°62°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    21%
    93°66°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    21%
    89°66°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    86°62°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    82°53°-4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    88°55°+6°
Lake Ridge, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
309° · backing 16°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 12 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 183SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lake Ridge, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091012
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.31009.21009.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Lake Ridge, VA
Air quality
36
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6hPeak ~99 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 100 now. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 108 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
137μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 108 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 108
Lake Ridge, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
139.2mi
UNLIMITED
153 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
16:36 UTC ·Lake Ridge, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:36 UTC ·Lake Ridge, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lake Ridge, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Ridge, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Ridge, VA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:15 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lake Ridge, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
3:33 AM
Moonset
1:13 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lake Ridge, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Lake Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Lake Ridge

SPC has placed Lake Ridge 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 Lake Ridge

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.