Newington, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast42%—94°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers85%0.42″92°71°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers85%0.02″77°71°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle43%0.01″73°70°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%—90°68°+17°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle48%—87°71°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle37%0.02″84°68°-3°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 45 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Newington 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 — Newington
- Sun94°73°42%
- Mon92°71°85%
- Tue77°71°85%
- Wed73°70°43%
- Thu90°68°31%
- Fri87°71°48%
- Sat84°68°37%
- Sun81°70°20%
- Mon85°69°19%
- Tue86°66°10%
- Wed88°67°24%
- Thu95°69°26%
- Fri86°71°33%
- Sat90°70°36%
- Sun89°70°49%
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 — Newington
SPC has placed Newington in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Newington
- 22153
- 22150
- 22079
- 22122