Washington, Virginia Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Washington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Rain65%0.07″90°70°—
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers70%3.7″81°71°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle67%0.10″72°70°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm48%—93°71°+21°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%—93°69°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast50%—87°69°-6°
- SundayJul 12Heavy Drizzle24%0.21″87°69°0°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 12:29 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Washington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 22747
15-Day Forecast — Washington
- Mon88°72°65%
- Tue81°71°70%
- Wed72°70°67%
- Thu93°71°48%
- Fri93°69°38%
- Sat87°69°50%
- Sun87°69°24%
- Mon90°64°14%
- Tue89°67°13%
- Wed82°68°21%
- Thu82°68°24%
- Fri84°61°34%
- Sat82°62°41%
- Sun85°60°45%
- Mon77°64°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Washington
SPC has placed Washington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Washington
- 22747