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Weather in Chase Crossing, Virginia

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

Chase Crossing, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
63%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Chase Crossing, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
56°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
68°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
L 53°H 68°
Chase Crossing, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    95°70°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    88°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    42%
    88°69°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    42%
    68°58°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    58°56°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    37%
    74°57°
Chase Crossing, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 44°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 27 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Chase Crossing, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.9
-0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.9
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Chase Crossing, VA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chase Crossing, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:23 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chase Crossing, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:58 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chase Crossing, 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 →

Chase Crossing at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (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 Chase Crossing

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.