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Pantops, Virginia Weather

Honeysuckle sweetens the night. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Pantops, VA
Monday, June 15 at 10:28 PM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
42%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Pantops, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPantops, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 85°
Pantops, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    19%
    80°67°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    85°57°+5°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    92°67°+7°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    91°70°-1°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    54%
    0.01″
    83°67°-8°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    11%
    83°56°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    87°55°+4°
Pantops, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
353° · veering 32°
Direction
N
353°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 224SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the n.
Pantops, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.9
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.29 inHg
Now
991.9
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
+5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.7985.5991.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Pantops, VA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pantops, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
87.7mi
UNLIMITED
114 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
02:28 UTC · Pantops, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:28 UTC · Pantops, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pantops, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pantops, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pantops, VA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
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Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Pantops, VA
The moon
New Moon
2% illuminated
Moonrise
7:02 AM
Moonset
9:52 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Pantops, VA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Honeysuckle sweetens the night

weather
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pantops at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Pantops

  1. Mon80°67°19%
  2. Tue85°57°4%
  3. Wed92°67°8%
  4. Thu91°70°17%
  5. Fri83°67°54%
  6. Sat83°56°11%
  7. Sun87°55°6%
  8. Mon89°67°31%
  9. Tue83°54°31%
  10. Wed84°57°19%
  11. Thu88°64°22%
  12. Fri94°66°49%
  13. Sat93°67°49%
  14. Sun89°68°30%
  15. Mon99°68°26%
  16. Tue96°68°24%

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.

ZIP codes in Pantops

  • 22911

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.