Weather in West Van Lear, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Van Lear, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
West Van Lear, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
45°
8a
51°
9a
58°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
68°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
West Van Lear, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—89°59°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—92°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast11%92°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers86%83°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast59%73°55°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle65%73°62°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle60%80°64°
West Van Lear, KY
Next 24 hours · Cold now
West Van Lear, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 7°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
West Van Lear, KY
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West Van Lear, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Van Lear, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:28 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
West Van Lear, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
West Van Lear at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.