Laurel Park, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Laurel Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—97°70°—
- MondayJul 6Showers80%—95°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers69%0.59″92°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle52%—88°68°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—96°69°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—99°73°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%—86°69°-13°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 42 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Laurel Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Laurel Park
- Sun97°70°17%
- Mon95°70°80%
- Tue92°69°69%
- Wed88°68°52%
- Thu96°69°29%
- Fri99°73°22%
- Sat86°69°42%
- Sun83°67°32%
- Mon87°64°12%
- Tue94°61°10%
- Wed94°68°17%
- Thu98°68°39%
- Fri93°67°48%
- Sat88°68°45%
- Sun99°71°50%
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 — Laurel Park
SPC has placed Laurel Park in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Laurel Park
- 24112