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Dunn Loring, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Dunn Loring, VA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:33 PM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
83%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:48 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Dunn Loring, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDunn Loring, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 94°
Dunn Loring, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    47%
    0.07″
    99°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    51%
    94°73°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    81%
    0.11″
    90°74°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    81%
    80°71°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.02″
    77°68°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    95°68°+18°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    97°74°+2°
Dunn Loring, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 17°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 25 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the ssw.
Dunn Loring, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.2
+2.6 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.2
mb
3h
+2.6
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.3995.91000.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Dunn Loring, VA
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
-44 in 6h

AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 14.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.1 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
18μg/m³
OzoneModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 14.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Dunn Loring, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
02:33 UTC · Dunn Loring, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:33 UTC · Dunn Loring, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dunn Loring, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dunn Loring, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dunn Loring, VA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
1:48 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dunn Loring, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dunn Loring, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dunn Loring at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°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: 22027

16-Day Forecast — Dunn Loring

  1. Sat99°74°47%
  2. Sun94°72°51%
  3. Mon90°74°81%
  4. Tue80°71°81%
  5. Wed77°68°39%
  6. Thu95°68°11%
  7. Fri97°74°44%
  8. Sat84°69°38%
  9. Sun81°67°26%
  10. Mon86°63°19%
  11. Tue92°66°18%
  12. Wed90°69°22%
  13. Thu90°67°24%
  14. Fri91°72°33%
  15. Sat91°72°36%
  16. Sun87°69°48%

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 — Dunn Loring

SPC has placed Dunn Loring 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 Dunn Loring

  • 22027
  • 22180
  • 22182

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.