Burke, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Burke weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast43%—93°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers85%0.02″92°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle85%0.02″80°71°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle43%0.02″78°68°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—96°68°+18°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%0.01″98°74°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle36%—85°71°-13°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 55 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Burke at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 22015
15-Day Forecast — Burke
- Sun93°72°43%
- Mon92°74°85%
- Tue80°71°85%
- Wed78°68°43%
- Thu96°68°32%
- Fri98°74°50%
- Sat85°71°36%
- Sun81°66°20%
- Mon87°64°19%
- Tue92°64°11%
- Wed91°67°23%
- Thu91°68°29%
- Fri91°71°27%
- Sat91°71°30%
- Sun88°68°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Burke
SPC has placed Burke in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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.
ZIP codes in Burke
- 22015
- 22153
- 22152
- 22009