Phenix, Virginia Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Phenix weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——92°56°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——95°65°+3°
- SundayJun 7Showers17%0.46″90°68°-5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast17%—86°64°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——79°61°-7°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle20%0.05″68°63°-11°
- ThursdayJun 11Drizzle20%0.22″69°66°+1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:07 AM
- Moonset
- 2:26 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Phenix at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (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.