Lake of the Woods, Virginia Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake of the Woods weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast36%—95°69°—
- TuesdayJul 7Showers64%0.57″86°72°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle63%0.01″83°70°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers43%0.88″94°70°+11°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle35%0.02″95°69°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle46%—90°68°-5°
- SundayJul 12Thunderstorm24%—87°69°-3°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 12:28 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Lake of the Woods at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
15-Day Forecast — Lake of the Woods
- Mon95°70°36%
- Tue86°72°64%
- Wed83°70°63%
- Thu94°70°43%
- Fri95°69°35%
- Sat90°68°46%
- Sun87°69°24%
- Mon95°69°17%
- Tue98°71°12%
- Wed86°63°20%
- Thu85°62°35%
- Fri86°63°42%
- Sat71°66°20%
- Sun81°65°23%
- Mon82°66°20%
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 — Lake of the Woods
SPC has placed Lake of the Woods 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 Lake of the Woods
- 22508