Powhatan, Virginia Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Powhatan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Mostly Clear——81°48°—
- ThursdayJun 4Mostly Clear——88°58°+7°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——90°60°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——91°63°+1°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle27%0.01″89°65°-2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast27%—79°58°-10°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear16%—81°47°+2°
Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 507 by mid-afternoon.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 507 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 507
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 2:53 AM
- Moonset
- 12:16 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Powhatan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (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.