Lake Caroline, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Caroline weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle27%0.03″97°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain81%0.77″94°73°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers71%0.33″98°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle65%0.02″82°71°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers32%0.26″94°70°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%—92°69°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast36%—89°69°-3°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Caroline at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lake Caroline
- Sun97°69°27%
- Mon94°73°81%
- Tue98°70°71%
- Wed82°71°65%
- Thu94°70°32%
- Fri92°69°33%
- Sat89°69°36%
- Sun82°69°26%
- Mon90°63°22%
- Tue98°68°11%
- Wed92°71°17%
- Thu87°65°27%
- Fri91°64°26%
- Sat98°71°30%
- Sun97°75°32%
- Mon87°71°30%
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 — Lake Caroline
SPC has placed Lake Caroline 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 Lake Caroline
- 22546