Rural Retreat, Virginia Weather
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Rural Retreat weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——83°53°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——84°61°+1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast21%—78°58°-6°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers45%0.19″76°59°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers27%0.71″72°60°-4°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle34%—76°61°+4°
- ThursdayJun 11Drizzle37%0.02″77°65°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 4:17 AM
- Moonset
- 2:38 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Rural Retreat at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Rural Retreat
SPC has placed Rural Retreat in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.