Saluda, Virginia Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Saluda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——83°52°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——90°60°+7°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——96°66°+6°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Showers21%0.98″93°66°-3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast18%—82°60°-11°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy——78°53°-4°
- WednesdayJun 10Mostly Clear——88°53°+10°
Ozone at AQI 91 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 99 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 91 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 99 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 91
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 99
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 3:26 AM
- Moonset
- 1:13 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Saluda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (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.