Weather in Breaks, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Breaks, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Breaks, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
9p
46°
10p
44°
11p
43°
12a
43°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
45°
8a
50°
9a
53°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
68°
6p
66°
7p
64°
8p
Breaks, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°56°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers87%83°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle65%70°59°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle70%77°61°
Breaks, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Breaks, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
169° · backing 7°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Breaks, VA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Breaks, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:51 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Breaks, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:27 AM
- Moonset
- 12:58 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Breaks, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Breaks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (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.