Lake Ridge, Virginia Weather
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Lake Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast59%—94°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers86%0.11″92°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers86%0.01″81°71°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle43%0.02″78°68°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—96°67°+18°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle49%0.04″98°71°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle36%—82°70°-16°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 60 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lake Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Lake Ridge
- Sun94°73°59%
- Mon92°74°86%
- Tue81°71°86%
- Wed78°68°43%
- Thu96°67°32%
- Fri98°71°49%
- Sat82°70°36%
- Sun81°66°19%
- Mon87°63°19%
- Tue91°61°11%
- Wed91°63°26%
- Thu90°68°32%
- Fri90°68°32%
- Sat92°70°38%
- Sun88°68°39%
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 Ridge
SPC has placed Lake Ridge in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Ridge
- 22192