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Weather in West Alexandria, Ohio

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Alexandria, OH
Sunday, May 17 at 1:45 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
90%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
West Alexandria, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
46°
8a
53°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
61°
20%
1p
60°
25%
2p
57°
3p
61°
4p
63°
5p
64°
6p
64°
7p
63°
8p
L 41°H 64°
West Alexandria, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    64%
    73°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    80°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    18%
    83°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    59%
    81°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    67°53°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    62°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    67°52°
West Alexandria, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 9°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
avg 9 · pk 35 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the sse.
West Alexandria, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Alexandria, OH
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
6.4 μg/m³
NO₂
7.2 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
West Alexandria, OH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Alexandria, OH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:28 AM
Moonset
1:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
West Alexandria, OH
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Alexandria at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (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.

ZIP codes in West Alexandria

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.