Ripplemead, Virginia Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ripplemead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Mostly Clear——82°53°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——87°60°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——87°60°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers49%—81°59°-6°
- MondayJun 8Showers29%0.01″76°64°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle14%0.01″75°60°-1°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle24%—84°60°+9°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 AM.
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:30 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Ripplemead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (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.