Mount Jackson, Virginia Weather
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Mount Jackson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Mostly Clear——79°45°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——85°55°+6°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——87°59°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——91°63°+4°
- SundayJun 7Showers29%0.13″86°62°-5°
- MondayJun 8Foggy24%—73°56°-13°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear13%—81°49°+8°
Ozone at AQI 51 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 by mid-afternoon.
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 51 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 8.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:00 AM
- Moonset
- 12:15 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Mount Jackson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 8 (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.