Fort Lee, Virginia Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Lee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Drizzle35%0.01″93°76°—
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers74%1.3″88°74°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail72%0.24″85°71°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—98°71°+13°
- FridayJul 10Overcast31%—99°70°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle34%0.01″87°73°-12°
- SundayJul 12Heavy Drizzle25%0.08″85°70°-2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 12:25 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Fort Lee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (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 — Fort Lee
- Mon93°76°35%
- Tue88°74°74%
- Wed85°71°72%
- Thu98°71°36%
- Fri99°70°31%
- Sat87°73°34%
- Sun85°70°25%
- Mon79°68°24%
- Tue90°67°17%
- Wed95°68°13%
- Thu83°68°17%
- Fri82°67°40%
- Sat87°68°53%
- Sun93°67°56%
- Mon87°67°48%
- Tue87°67°52%
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 — Fort Lee
SPC has placed Fort Lee in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Fort Lee
- 23801