Draper, Virginia Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Draper weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast23%—74°58°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——80°54°+6°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——85°56°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Showers54%0.35″80°62°-5°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle59%0.05″82°62°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast14%—78°53°-4°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle15%0.01″89°54°+11°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
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
- 6:06 AM
- Moonset
- 8:56 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Draper at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Draper
- Mon74°58°23%
- Tue80°54°2%
- Wed85°56°2%
- Thu80°62°54%
- Fri82°62°59%
- Sat78°53°14%
- Sun89°54°15%
- Mon78°59°44%
- Tue66°57°40%
- Wed68°61°30%
- Thu84°62°25%
- Fri85°62°43%
- Sat90°62°43%
- Sun93°63°32%
- Mon96°67°45%
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 Draper
- 24324