Stanley, Virginia Weather
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Stanley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——81°51°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——86°62°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast19%—91°70°+5°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers49%0.04″77°61°-14°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——78°54°+1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast11%—83°55°+5°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle41%—80°59°-3°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 30 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:01 AM
- Moonset
- 9:55 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Stanley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Stanley
- Tue81°51°4%
- Wed86°62°4%
- Thu91°70°19%
- Fri77°61°49%
- Sat78°54°2%
- Sun83°55°11%
- Mon80°59°41%
- Tue80°51°35%
- Wed74°56°22%
- Thu82°58°28%
- Fri85°61°18%
- Sat97°66°36%
- Sun97°71°33%
- Mon93°70°41%
- Tue96°67°43%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Stanley
SPC has placed Stanley in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight 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 Stanley
- 22851