Weather in Charles City, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charles City, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Charles City, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
62°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
Charles City, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast11%94°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear11%97°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—95°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers45%96°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers49%69°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle53%63°56°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast41%85°58°
Charles City, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Charles City, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
186° · veering 57°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Charles City, VA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Charles City, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Charles City, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:05 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Charles City, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Charles City 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.