Laurel, Virginia Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Laurel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——84°59°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——90°66°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle25%—96°75°+6°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm55%0.02″83°66°-13°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle10%—84°59°+1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——88°60°+4°
- MondayJun 22Overcast34%—88°72°0°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:00 AM
- Moonset
- 9:47 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Laurel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Laurel
- Tue84°59°4%
- Wed90°66°5%
- Thu96°75°25%
- Fri83°66°55%
- Sat84°59°10%
- Sun88°60°7%
- Mon88°72°34%
- Tue82°58°34%
- Wed84°59°21%
- Thu87°62°20%
- Fri91°65°22%
- Sat100°68°28%
- Sun103°74°33%
- Mon99°70°39%
- Tue102°71°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Laurel
SPC has placed Laurel in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight 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 Laurel
- 23294
- 23228