Quantico Base, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Quantico Base weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast42%—95°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers76%1.9″93°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle76%—78°71°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle48%0.03″73°69°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle28%—90°68°+17°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle45%—88°70°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle38%—85°69°-3°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 43 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Quantico Base at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Quantico Base
- Sun95°73°42%
- Mon93°70°76%
- Tue78°71°76%
- Wed73°69°48%
- Thu90°68°28%
- Fri88°70°45%
- Sat85°69°38%
- Sun83°70°19%
- Mon86°70°18%
- Tue86°65°10%
- Wed88°66°26%
- Thu95°68°32%
- Fri88°71°32%
- Sat91°69°38%
- Sun91°69°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 — Quantico Base
SPC has placed Quantico Base in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Quantico Base
- 22134