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Warrenton, Virginia Weather

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

Warrenton, VA
Thursday, June 18 at 8:18 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
60%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Warrenton, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWarrenton, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 67°H 89°
Warrenton, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 18
    Drizzle
    29%
    0.04″
    89°68°
  2. Friday
    Jun 19
    Rain
    37%
    0.23″
    79°65°-10°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    82°56°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    17%
    88°57°+6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Showers
    66%
    0.06″
    74°61°-14°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    82°59°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 24
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    76°58°-6°
Warrenton, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 10°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 6 · pk 29 @ 8:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 445SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Warrenton, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.8981.8982.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Warrenton, VA
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
1.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Warrenton, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
93%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.2mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
12:18 UTC · Warrenton, 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
12:18 UTC · Warrenton, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Warrenton, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Warrenton, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Warrenton, VA
Almanac · Thursday, June 18
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Warrenton, VA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
15% illuminated
Moonrise
9:29 AM
Moonset
11:23 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Warrenton, VA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Honeysuckle sweetens the night

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Warrenton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Warrenton

  1. Thu89°68°29%
  2. Fri79°65°37%
  3. Sat82°56°1%
  4. Sun88°57°17%
  5. Mon74°61°66%
  6. Tue82°59°27%
  7. Wed76°58°13%
  8. Thu86°62°18%
  9. Fri86°57°30%
  10. Sat92°59°28%
  11. Sun98°68°26%
  12. Mon84°67°36%
  13. Tue84°62°45%
  14. Wed91°61°37%
  15. Thu100°65°48%
  16. Fri101°70°43%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 18, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Warrenton

SPC has placed Warrenton in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Warrenton

  • 20186

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.