Dranesville, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dranesville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast37%—96°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers84%2.5″90°75°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle84%0.01″81°70°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle44%0.02″77°68°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—95°68°+18°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle53%—97°74°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%—84°70°-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 (AQI 61) with a 0.97 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 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dranesville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Dranesville
- Sun96°73°37%
- Mon90°75°84%
- Tue81°70°84%
- Wed77°68°44%
- Thu95°68°32%
- Fri97°74°53%
- Sat84°70°32%
- Sun81°66°18%
- Mon86°62°18%
- Tue92°65°11%
- Wed91°68°23%
- Thu90°67°29%
- Fri92°72°27%
- Sat92°72°30%
- Sun87°70°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 — Dranesville
SPC has placed Dranesville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal 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 Dranesville
- 20170