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Covington, Virginia Weather

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Covington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Covington, VA
Wednesday, June 3 at 7:10 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
30%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Covington, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCovington, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 81°
Covington, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    78°47°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    83°55°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°59°+5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    88°61°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    79°60°-9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    23%
    76°60°-3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    12%
    81°53°+5°
Covington, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
336° · veering 141°
Direction
NNW
336°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 10 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 101SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Covington, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.7978.5979.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Covington, VA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
5.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 44
Covington, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
130.1mi
UNLIMITED
131 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:10 UTC ·Covington, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:10 UTC ·Covington, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Covington, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Covington, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Covington, VA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:29 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Covington, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:02 AM
Moonset
12:24 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Covington, VA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Covington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 3 (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 3, 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 Covington

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.