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Weather in Ebony, Virginia

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

Ebony, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:00 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
44%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Ebony, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
65°
8p
L 42°H 74°
Ebony, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    86°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    94°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    93°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    95°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    65%
    73°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65%
    75°59°
Ebony, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
189° · veering 83°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 18 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 83° from the s.
Ebony, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.7
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.7
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Ebony, VA
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.4 μg/m³
PM 10
10.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ebony, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ebony, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:12 AM
Moonset
12:37 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ebony, 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 →

Ebony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 26 (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 Ebony

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.