Weather in Culpeper, Virginia
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Culpeper, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
67%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Culpeper, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
66°
8p
Culpeper, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast24%83°45°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle20%89°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—93°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—95°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers56%93°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle57%64°52°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle47%55°50°
Culpeper, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Culpeper, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
355° · veering 148°
Direction
N
355°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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
Culpeper, VA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Culpeper, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:31 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Culpeper, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:05 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Culpeper, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Culpeper at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 7 (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.