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Lake Wilderness, Virginia Weather

Honeysuckle sweetens the night. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Lake Wilderness, VA
Wednesday, June 17 at 4:53 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
33%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
Lake Wilderness, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Wilderness, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 97°
Lake Wilderness, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    87°61°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    20%
    98°71°+11°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.03″
    89°65°-9°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    88°58°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Foggy
    14%
    88°59°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Drizzle
    62%
    0.02″
    83°58°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Overcast
    31%
    86°55°+3°
Lake Wilderness, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
190° · backing 17°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 19 @ 3:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3819SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the s.
Lake Wilderness, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.5992.6992.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Wilderness, VA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~57 @ 11 PM

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
3.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lake Wilderness, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
101.1mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
20:53 UTC · Lake Wilderness, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:53 UTC · Lake Wilderness, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Wilderness, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Wilderness, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Wilderness, VA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Lake Wilderness, VA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
11% illuminated
Moonrise
8:14 AM
Moonset
10:41 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Lake Wilderness, VA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Honeysuckle sweetens the night

plant
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Wilderness at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Lake Wilderness

  1. Wed87°61°3%
  2. Thu98°71°20%
  3. Fri89°65°32%
  4. Sat88°58°1%
  5. Sun88°59°14%
  6. Mon83°58°62%
  7. Tue86°55°31%
  8. Wed91°58°12%
  9. Thu91°64°15%
  10. Fri88°62°24%
  11. Sat86°63°23%
  12. Sun92°68°36%
  13. Mon90°65°45%
  14. Tue89°68°42%
  15. Wed93°67°55%
  16. Thu87°68°45%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 Wilderness

SPC has placed Lake Wilderness in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Wilderness

  • 22551

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.