Weather in Dante, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dante, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:02 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
63%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Dante, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
40°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
38°
4a
37°
5a
36°
6a
37°
7a
41°
8a
47°
9a
52°
10a
57°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
69°
6p
67°
7p
63°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
Dante, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—84°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—87°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers75%82°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle65%76°62°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle75%74°60°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle68%77°61°
Dante, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Dante, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 162°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
Dante, VA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 9.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dante, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 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.
Dante, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 12:57 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dante, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Dante at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (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.