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Plum Creek, Virginia Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Plum Creek, VA
Monday, June 15 at 8:54 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
67%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Sunset
4:43 PM
Plum Creek, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlum Creek, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 74°
Plum Creek, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    35%
    74°59°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    80°55°+6°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    86°58°+6°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    T-storm w/ Hail
    57%
    0.26″
    86°64°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    82°60°-4°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    16%
    79°55°-3°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    86°52°+7°
Plum Creek, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
304° · veering 52°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 25 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 203SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 52° from the nw.
Plum Creek, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.96 inHg
Now
946.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945950
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW950.0945.2945.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Plum Creek, VA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

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
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14
Plum Creek, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.6mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
12:54 UTC · Plum Creek, 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
12:54 UTC · Plum Creek, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Plum Creek, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Plum Creek, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Plum Creek, VA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
4:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Plum Creek, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
6:05 AM
Moonset
8:56 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Plum Creek, VA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Plum Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Plum Creek

  1. Mon75°60°35%
  2. Tue80°55°4%
  3. Wed86°58°2%
  4. Thu86°64°57%
  5. Fri82°60°58%
  6. Sat79°55°16%
  7. Sun86°52°12%
  8. Mon80°64°46%
  9. Tue80°57°43%
  10. Wed76°55°33%
  11. Thu84°54°24%
  12. Fri89°55°40%
  13. Sat91°60°38%
  14. Sun90°66°56%
  15. Mon92°68°42%
  16. Tue96°67°46%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 Plum Creek

  • 24073

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.