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McLean, Virginia Weather

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

McLean, VA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:08 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
23%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
McLean, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcLean, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 88°
McLean, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    83°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    88°57°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°61°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    10%
    95°68°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    26%
    0.07″
    82°66°-13°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    16%
    78°61°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    11%
    82°55°+4°
McLean, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
000° · veering 103°
Direction
N
000°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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 6 · pk 14 @ 12:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 125SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McLean, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.21010.31011.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
McLean, VA
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
+31 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 61 now. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15
McLean, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
148.6mi
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
23:08 UTC ·McLean, 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
23:08 UTC ·McLean, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McLean, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McLean, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McLean, VA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:14 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McLean, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
2:55 AM
Moonset
12:09 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
McLean, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McLean at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (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.

ZIP codes in McLean

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.