Weather in Cliftondale Park, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cliftondale Park, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
69%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Cliftondale Park, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
49°
8a
55°
9a
59°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
63°
14%
9p
61°
12%
10p
59°
11p
Cliftondale Park, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Partly Cloudy—89°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—93°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—94°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast58%90°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers63%68°55°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle57%57°55°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Rain61%79°56°
Cliftondale Park, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Cliftondale Park, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · veering 171°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Cliftondale Park, VA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cliftondale Park, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cliftondale Park, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cliftondale Park, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cliftondale Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.