Rich Creek, Virginia Weather
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Rich Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast——88°66°—
- SundayJun 14Rain72%0.24″88°70°0°
- MondayJun 15Overcast60%—78°57°-10°
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——80°57°+2°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——87°55°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle50%—85°70°-2°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers48%0.31″78°61°-7°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 3 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
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
- 4:13 AM
- Moonset
- 7:47 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Rich Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Rich Creek
- Sat88°66°4%
- Sun88°70°72%
- Mon78°57°60%
- Tue80°57°4%
- Wed87°55°8%
- Thu85°70°50%
- Fri78°61°48%
- Sat82°56°17%
- Sun88°58°31%
- Mon74°64°38%
- Tue75°62°34%
- Wed88°60°43%
- Thu79°65°53%
- Fri84°61°39%
- Sat78°58°40%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Rich Creek
SPC has placed Rich Creek in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Rich Creek
- 24147