Ripplemead, Virginia Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ripplemead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle27%—74°60°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——83°56°+9°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——85°60°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm64%0.12″84°65°-1°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle60%0.02″81°61°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast12%—77°53°-4°
- SundayJun 21Overcast17%—86°53°+9°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 6:04 AM
- Moonset
- 8:57 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Ripplemead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Ripplemead
- Mon74°60°27%
- Tue83°56°4%
- Wed85°60°3%
- Thu84°65°64%
- Fri81°61°60%
- Sat77°53°12%
- Sun86°53°17%
- Mon78°62°47%
- Tue77°56°41%
- Wed76°56°25%
- Thu85°53°27%
- Fri89°55°30%
- Sat86°62°32%
- Sun92°65°56%
- Mon92°67°47%
- Tue87°66°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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.
ZIP codes in Ripplemead
- 24150