Weather in Bassett, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bassett, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
49%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Bassett, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
50°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
Bassett, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle34%93°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle71%72°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle68%60°53°
Bassett, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bassett, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 135°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Bassett, VA
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bassett, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bassett, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:20 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bassett, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bassett at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (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.