Potomac Mills, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Potomac Mills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast44%—95°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers85%0.19″93°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle85%0.01″81°71°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle44%—79°68°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—97°67°+18°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle48%0.12″98°71°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle36%—81°70°-17°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 45 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- 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
Potomac Mills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°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 — Potomac Mills
- Sun95°73°44%
- Mon93°74°85%
- Tue81°71°85%
- Wed79°68°44%
- Thu97°67°31%
- Fri98°71°48%
- Sat81°70°36%
- Sun82°64°19%
- Mon87°61°19%
- Tue92°61°11%
- Wed92°63°26%
- Thu91°66°32%
- Fri91°67°32%
- Sat92°70°38%
- Sun90°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 — Potomac Mills
SPC has placed Potomac Mills 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 Potomac Mills
- 22192