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Weather in Blue Ridge Shores, Virginia

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blue Ridge Shores, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
60%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Blue Ridge Shores, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
43°
6a
46°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
67°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
L 43°H 75°
Blue Ridge Shores, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    25%
    94°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    98°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Partly Cloudy
    97°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    55%
    95°66°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    55%
    67°55°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    56°51°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Foggy
    38%
    85°51°
Blue Ridge Shores, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
226° · veering 109°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 18 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 109° from the sw.
Blue Ridge Shores, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.2
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.2
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Blue Ridge Shores, VA
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
7.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Blue Ridge Shores, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:32 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blue Ridge Shores, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:06 AM
Moonset
12:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Blue Ridge Shores, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blue Ridge Shores at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (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 Blue Ridge Shores

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.