Lunenburg, Virginia Weather
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Lunenburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——85°59°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——92°64°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Rain38%0.17″94°73°+2°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers54%0.08″90°65°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——87°60°-3°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——88°58°+1°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle45%0.01″80°66°-8°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:06 AM
- Moonset
- 9:47 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Lunenburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Lunenburg
- Tue85°59°3%
- Wed92°64°3%
- Thu94°73°38%
- Fri90°65°54%
- Sat87°60°8%
- Sun88°58°7%
- Mon80°66°45%
- Tue67°61°38%
- Wed67°60°24%
- Thu87°64°17%
- Fri92°65°18%
- Sat96°69°25%
- Sun101°70°30%
- Mon99°69°39%
- Tue100°74°33%
- Wed100°75°45%
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 — Lunenburg
SPC has placed Lunenburg in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Lunenburg
- 23947
- 23974
- 23952