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Lorton, Virginia Weather

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

Lorton, VA
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:59 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
23%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Lorton, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLorton, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 89°
Lorton, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    83°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    89°59°+6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°62°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    94°64°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    27%
    0.19″
    84°65°-10°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    16%
    78°55°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    12%
    82°50°+4°
Lorton, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 7°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 15 @ 7:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 124SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the w.
Lorton, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.4
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 30.04 inHg
Now
1017.4
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171021
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1021.31017.51018.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Lorton, VA
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
+31 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 61 now. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15
Lorton, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
152.3mi
UNLIMITED
155 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
23:59 UTC ·Lorton, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:59 UTC ·Lorton, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lorton, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lorton, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lorton, VA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:15 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lorton, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
2:54 AM
Moonset
12:10 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Lorton, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Lorton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (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 3, 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 Lorton

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.