Riner, Virginia Weather
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Riner weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——81°49°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——85°57°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——86°60°+1°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle41%—81°59°-5°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers34%—76°63°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle15%0.01″75°58°-1°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle20%—80°59°+5°
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 5 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:41 AM
- Moonset
- 1:30 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Riner at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 28°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 4, 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 — Riner
SPC has placed Riner in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.