Hopewell, Virginia Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hopewell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——86°53°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——92°61°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——92°67°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle30%—92°67°0°
- MondayJun 8Overcast30%—83°58°-9°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——82°55°-1°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle12%—79°61°-3°
Ozone at AQI 55. AQI up 46 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 55. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:20 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Hopewell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (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 5, 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.