Lake Wilderness, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Wilderness weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast45%—95°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain78%3.1″93°73°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle69%0.03″81°70°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers65%0.07″72°68°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—91°67°+19°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle38%—89°71°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast30%—85°69°-4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lake Wilderness at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Lake Wilderness
- Sun95°69°45%
- Mon93°73°78%
- Tue81°70°69%
- Wed72°68°65%
- Thu91°67°36%
- Fri89°71°38%
- Sat85°69°30%
- Sun84°69°25%
- Mon87°69°21%
- Tue81°65°14%
- Wed90°66°16%
- Thu95°67°25%
- Fri91°69°23%
- Sat90°68°29%
- Sun91°67°32%
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 Wilderness
SPC has placed Lake Wilderness 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 Wilderness
- 22551