Central Garage, Virginia Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Central Garage weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle55%0.01″94°70°—
- MondayJul 6Rain47%0.17″95°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm60%0.17″85°73°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle58%0.01″82°72°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers44%0.01″94°70°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—96°70°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle45%—89°70°-7°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 17.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 12:25 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Central Garage at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Central Garage
- Sun94°70°55%
- Mon95°70°47%
- Tue85°73°60%
- Wed82°72°58%
- Thu94°70°44%
- Fri96°70°18%
- Sat89°70°45%
- Sun85°71°27%
- Mon97°70°23%
- Tue99°73°16%
- Wed87°66°14%
- Thu87°63°43%
- Fri89°64°48%
- Sat73°67°35%
- Sun84°68°41%
- Mon90°68°43%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Central Garage
SPC has placed Central Garage in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Central Garage
- 23086
- 23009