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McNair, Virginia Weather

Fireflies rise from the lawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

McNair, VA
Thursday, June 4 at 1:44 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
34%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
McNair, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcNair, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 87°
McNair, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    82°51°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    87°59°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°63°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    92°65°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    35%
    86°65°-6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    16%
    73°59°-13°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    10%
    81°50°+8°
McNair, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
045° · veering 84°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 16 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McNair, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.4
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.4
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.81009.81009.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
McNair, VA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6h

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.99
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McNair, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
119.3mi
UNLIMITED
147 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
01:44 UTC ·McNair, 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
01:44 UTC ·McNair, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McNair, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
McNair, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McNair, 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 45m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McNair, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:34 AM
Moonset
1:12 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
McNair, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McNair at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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 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.

ZIP codes in McNair

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.