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Reston, Virginia Weather

Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Reston, VA
Monday, June 15 at 3:24 PM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
45%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
Reston, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastReston, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 78°
Reston, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    26%
    77°65°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    81°56°+4°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    88°65°+7°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    39%
    92°70°+4°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Showers
    47%
    0.17″
    78°64°-14°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    77°59°-1°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    12%
    82°58°+5°
Reston, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · veering 100°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 9
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 9 · pk 34 @ 5:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 100° from the wnw.
Reston, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.9
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.9
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+3.6
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.9990.1995.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Reston, VA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
4.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Reston, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
62%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
88.3mi
UNLIMITED
92 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
19:24 UTC · Reston, 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
19:24 UTC · Reston, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Reston, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Reston, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Reston, VA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Reston, VA
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:45 AM
Moonset
8:49 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Reston, VA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

cultural
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Reston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Reston

  1. Mon77°65°26%
  2. Tue81°57°2%
  3. Wed88°65°7%
  4. Thu92°70°39%
  5. Fri78°64°47%
  6. Sat77°59°6%
  7. Sun82°58°12%
  8. Mon75°64°29%
  9. Tue71°60°28%
  10. Wed69°62°16%
  11. Thu68°63°17%
  12. Fri76°65°50%
  13. Sat82°60°50%
  14. Sun93°63°33%
  15. Mon94°73°24%
  16. Tue85°71°42%

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

Live wind & temperature near Reston

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 Reston

  • 20194
  • 20191
  • 20190
  • 20192
  • 20195
  • 22096

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.