The Plains, Virginia Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
The Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle23%—78°63°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——80°56°+2°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——88°60°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle30%—93°66°+5°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers51%0.01″86°63°-7°
- SaturdayJun 20Partly Cloudy——80°58°-6°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——77°58°-3°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
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 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
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
- 5:47 AM
- Moonset
- 8:51 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Solstice approaches — longest light
The Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — The Plains
- Mon78°63°23%
- Tue80°56°4%
- Wed88°60°7%
- Thu93°66°30%
- Fri86°63°51%
- Sat80°58°6%
- Sun77°58°6%
- Mon76°59°33%
- Tue82°57°32%
- Wed83°58°19%
- Thu88°60°20%
- Fri87°66°30%
- Sat89°63°24%
- Sun94°64°26%
- Mon100°72°29%
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 The Plains
- 20198