Dahlgren Center, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dahlgren Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle33%0.01″96°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers67%0.10″93°75°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers67%—81°73°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle49%—79°70°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—96°70°+17°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle40%0.06″99°73°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle40%—81°72°-18°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 42 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dahlgren Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Dahlgren Center
- Sun96°75°33%
- Mon93°75°67%
- Tue81°73°67%
- Wed79°70°49%
- Thu96°70°29%
- Fri99°73°40%
- Sat81°72°40%
- Sun79°68°20%
- Mon86°64°15%
- Tue87°64°10%
- Wed90°68°24%
- Thu91°66°26%
- Fri89°70°33%
- Sat92°74°36%
- Sun92°70°49%
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 — Dahlgren Center
SPC has placed Dahlgren Center in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Dahlgren Center
- 22448