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Fort Hunt, Virginia Weather

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Fort Hunt weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fort Hunt, VA
Saturday, July 4 at 9:10 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
72%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:48 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
Fort Hunt, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort Hunt, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 76°H 98°
Fort Hunt, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    40%
    —
    102°78°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    52%
    0.48″
    98°76°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    81%
    0.03″
    87°74°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    81%
    —
    80°71°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    —
    80°69°0°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    —
    97°68°+17°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    41%
    0.07″
    99°72°+2°
Fort Hunt, VA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°70°88°105°6p12a6a12pnow 79°high 98°low 76°PRECIP %
Fort Hunt, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · veering 8°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 26 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4222SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the wnw.
Fort Hunt, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.6
+2.6 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.6
mb
3h
+2.6
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.61010.01012.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Fort Hunt, VA
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
↓-7 in 6h

AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³400
Fort Hunt, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
45.9mi
UNLIMITED
125 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
01:10 UTC · Fort Hunt, 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
01:10 UTC · Fort Hunt, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fort Hunt, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort Hunt, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort Hunt, 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 48m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fort Hunt, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fort Hunt, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Hunt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Fort Hunt

  1. Sat102°78°40%
  2. Sun98°76°52%
  3. Mon87°74°81%
  4. Tue80°71°81%
  5. Wed80°69°40%
  6. Thu97°68°12%
  7. Fri99°72°41%
  8. Sat85°71°40%
  9. Sun83°66°26%
  10. Mon87°63°21%
  11. Tue92°61°19%
  12. Wed91°63°41%
  13. Thu92°67°43%
  14. Fri92°68°43%
  15. Sat92°71°39%
  16. Sun90°68°37%

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 — Fort Hunt

SPC has placed Fort Hunt in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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.

January 1–5: The year turns in silence.January 6–10: Ice thickens on still water.January 11–15: Shortest shadows lengthen.January 16–20: Pheasants begin to call.January 21–25: Springs begin to thaw.January 26–31: Chickadees announce dawn.February 1–5: East wind softens the frost.February 6–10: Sap begins to rise.February 11–15: First snowdrops appear.February 16–20: Red-winged blackbirds return.February 21–25: Rain begins to replace snow.February 26–28: Skunk cabbage pushes through ice.March 1–5: Ice withdraws from the reservoir.March 6–10: Crocuses open to weak sun.March 11–15: Peepers call from the marsh.March 16–20: Woodcocks spiral at dusk.March 21–25: Equinox — light overtakes dark.March 26–31: Forsythia opens along the fences.April 1–5: Cherry blossoms drift like snow.April 6–10: Warblers appear in the understory.April 11–15: Magnolias bloom and fall in a day.April 16–20: Dogwoods float above the forest.April 21–25: Lilacs perfume the evening.April 26–30: Last frost releases the garden.May 1–5: Warblers flood the Ramble.May 6–10: Tulip poplars light their candles.May 11–15: Shad run up the rivers.May 16–20: Roses open along the stoops.May 21–25: Firefly scouts appear at dusk.May 26–31: Strawberries ripen in the sun.June 1–5: Fireflies rise from the lawn.June 6–10: Elderflowers open in hedgerows.June 11–15: Solstice approaches — longest light.June 16–20: Honeysuckle sweetens the night.June 21–25: Solstice — the sun stands still.June 26–30: Lightning bugs drift through oaks.July 1–5: Cicadas claim the afternoon.July 6–10: Queen Anne's lace lines the roads.July 11–15: Thunder builds each afternoon.July 16–20: Corn reaches for the tassels.July 21–25: Dog days settle in the haze.July 26–31: Katydids begin their chorus.August 1–5: Night falls a minute earlier.August 6–10: Sunflowers face the morning.August 11–15: Goldenrod begins to bloom.August 16–20: Crickets pulse through warm nights.August 21–25: First cool morning surprises.August 26–31: Monarchs stage for flight.September 1–5: School buses reappear.September 6–10: Asters purple the roadsides.September 11–15: Hawk migration over the Hudson.September 16–20: Equinox — dark overtakes light.September 21–25: Apples hang heavy on the branch.September 26–30: Geese begin to chevron south.October 1–5: Witch hazel blooms as others fade.October 6–10: Maples begin to blaze.October 11–15: Frost paints the garden black.October 16–20: Oaks turn bronze and russet.October 21–25: Leaves rattle down the gutters.October 26–31: Clocks fall back — dusk at five.November 1–5: Ginkgos drop overnight.November 6–10: Last leaves cling stubbornly.November 11–15: Juncos arrive from the north.November 16–20: Bare branches reveal the sky.November 21–25: First flurries dust the rooftops.November 26–30: Woodsmoke curls through the block.December 1–5: Darkness settles before dinner.December 6–10: Holly and winterberry persist.December 11–15: Shortest day approaches.December 16–20: Ice begins to form at the edges.December 21–25: Solstice — the sun begins return.December 26–31: The year turns in silence.🌱February 14 — First skunk-cabbage spathes thaw their way up☀️March 20 — Spring equinox — day and night balance🌸April 5 — Cherry blossoms peak in the parks🐦May 10 — Warbler migration peaks along the coast✨May 25 — First fireflies scout the meadows at dusk🌞June 21 — Summer solstice — longest day🦗July 25 — Peak cicada chorus in the afternoons🌊August 18 — Warmest sea-surface temperatures of the year🍂September 22 — Autumn equinox — the slow turn❄️October 25 — First widespread frost in the suburbs🍁November 10 — Peak leaf color across the Hudson Valley🌙December 21 — Winter solstice — longest night

Microseason · July 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

Annual cicada buzz begins, peaking in the heat of the day.

Day 186 of 365 · Wedge 37 of 72

The solar year drawn as a wheel of 72 five-day windows. Each wedge is one microseason; the four colored arcs mark winter, spring, summer, and autumn; the small icons sit at notable phenological events. The crimson pointer creeps clockwise as the year turns.

Planting calendar

MonthPlantHarvest
January——
February——
March——
Aprillettuce, peas, spinach, radishes—
Maylettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Junetomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Julytomatoes, peppers, beans, squashtomatoes, beans, summer squash
August—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
Septemberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotstomatoes, beans, summer squash
Octoberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotswinter squash, tomatoes (last)
November——
December——

A year in weather

Fort Hunt's warmest month is July (~79°F mean) and its coldest is January (~34°F). Rainfall peaks in August (4.2 inches) and bottoms out in October (2.6 inches).

MonthMean tempPrecipRainy days
January34°3.4″13
February37°2.8″12
March45°3.4″14
April56°3.6″16
May64°3.4″17
June73°3.8″17
July79°3.2″17
August78°4.2″18
September71°3.2″13
October60°2.6″11
November47°3.5″12
December38°3.8″13

Regional context

Fort Hunt swings from 34°F in January to 79°F in July (45°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Fort Hunt runs about 41 inches on roughly 174 measurable days.

Rainfall in Fort Hunt stays even across the calendar: August tops out at 4.2 inches over 18.0 rainy days, and October still logs 2.6 inches across 11.4 — a narrow range for Fort Hunt. That lines Fort Hunt up with places like Hybla Valley, VA, Groveton, VA and Belle Haven, VA, fed by overlapping storm tracks.

Around mid-April, Fort Hunt sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Fort Hunt's beds. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Fort Hunt, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. The season ends by mid-November in Fort Hunt, once hard frosts set back in. Fort Hunt's low ground holds frost later into spring than Fort Hunt's benches, which run 3-5 days ahead.

Similar climates: Hybla Valley, VA, Groveton, VA, Belle Haven, VA, Mount Vernon, VA, Woodlawn, VA.

Frequently asked

When does it freeze in Fort Hunt?
Frost typically leaves Fort Hunt by mid-April and returns to Fort Hunt near mid-November.
What is the rainy season in Fort Hunt?
Rainfall in Fort Hunt peaks in August near 4.2 inches, out of about 41 inches annually.
What is the warmest month in Fort Hunt?
Fort Hunt peaks in July, when the mean runs near 79°F.
What is the coldest month in Fort Hunt?
January is Fort Hunt's coldest month, averaging about 34°F.
When can I start a vegetable garden in Fort Hunt?
Hardy spring crops go in near mid-April in Fort Hunt; tender peppers and squash wait 10–14 days.
How many rainy days does Fort Hunt get?
Expect roughly 174 wet days a year in Fort Hunt.
What hardiness zone is Fort Hunt?
Because Fort Hunt bottoms near 34°F in January, that winter low sets Fort Hunt's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
What is the 10-day forecast for Fort Hunt?
Fort Hunt's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
Will it rain this week in Fort Hunt?
See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Fort Hunt in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
What is the weather like right now in Fort Hunt?
Current conditions for Fort Hunt and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
How often is the Fort Hunt forecast updated?
The Fort Hunt forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
When are sunrise and sunset in Fort Hunt?
Today's sunrise and sunset times for Fort Hunt are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
How accurate is the weather forecast for Fort Hunt?
The next few days in Fort Hunt's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.

Climate

In Fort Hunt, Virginia, the warm-summer humid continental climate runs from about 34°F in January to 79°F in July, a 45°F seasonal range.

Fort Hunt sees close to 41 inches of precipitation annually, falling across some 174 wet days.

From 38.7°N, Fort Hunt sees a 45°F seasonal swing that governs Fort Hunt's planting and frost windows.

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ZIP codes in Fort Hunt

  • 22308
  • 22307

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.