Fair Oaks, Virginia Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fair Oaks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast50%—93°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain39%0.57″91°73°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers55%0.01″80°71°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle48%0.03″82°69°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm61%1.1″91°70°+9°
- FridayJul 10Showers42%0.38″89°69°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle24%—85°70°-4°
AQI 103 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 21.9 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.9 µg/m³ (AQI 75) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 12:26 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Fair Oaks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (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 — Fair Oaks
- Sun93°71°50%
- Mon92°71°39%
- Tue80°71°55%
- Wed82°69°48%
- Thu91°70°61%
- Fri89°69°42%
- Sat85°70°24%
- Sun87°71°26%
- Mon94°70°26%
- Tue93°75°15%
- Wed84°67°15%
- Thu82°65°38%
- Fri87°67°42%
- Sat69°66°27%
- Sun81°65°26%
- Mon81°70°22%
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 — Fair Oaks
SPC has placed Fair Oaks in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Fair Oaks
- 22030
- 22033
- 22035