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Weather in Branchville, Virginia

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

Branchville, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
44%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Branchville, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
46°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
L 44°H 74°
Branchville, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    91°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    90°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    22%
    91°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    66%
    73°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64%
    72°60°
Branchville, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · backing 21°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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 7 · pk 25 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 21° from the s.
Branchville, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.7
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.7
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Branchville, VA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Branchville, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:33 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Branchville, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:09 AM
Moonset
12:33 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Branchville, VA
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 →

Branchville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 26 (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 Branchville

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.