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Manassas, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Manassas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Manassas, VA
Sunday, July 5 at 1:29 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
89%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Manassas, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastManassas, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 68°H 95°
Manassas, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    41%
    95°68°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    88%
    0.02″
    92°72°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    88%
    82°71°-10°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    46%
    0.02″
    78°68°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    34%
    96°67°+18°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.02″
    98°71°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    82°70°-16°
Manassas, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · backing 119°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 29 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 193SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Manassas, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.01002.01004.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Manassas, VA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-30 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.97 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Manassas, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.7mi
UNLIMITED
98 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:29 UTC · Manassas, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:29 UTC · Manassas, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Manassas, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Manassas, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Manassas, VA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
1:51 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Manassas, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Manassas, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Manassas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°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.

ZIP codes: 20109, 20110, 20111, 20112

15-Day Forecast — Manassas

  1. Sun95°70°41%
  2. Mon92°72°88%
  3. Tue82°71°88%
  4. Wed78°68°46%
  5. Thu96°67°34%
  6. Fri98°71°52%
  7. Sat82°70°36%
  8. Sun81°67°19%
  9. Mon86°61°18%
  10. Tue92°60°12%
  11. Wed92°63°26%
  12. Thu90°67°32%
  13. Fri91°67°32%
  14. Sat92°70°38%
  15. Sun89°67°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 — Manassas

SPC has placed Manassas 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 Manassas

  • 20110
  • 20108

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.