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Weather in Hillsville, Virginia

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

Hillsville, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
60
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
58°
Humidity
64%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Hillsville, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
39°
12a
39°
1a
38°
2a
37°
3a
36°
4a
36°
5a
35°
6a
36°
7a
44°
8a
49°
9a
54°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
68°
4p
69°
5p
67°
6p
67°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
55°
11p
L 35°H 69°
Hillsville, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°56°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    85°59°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    85°58°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    56%
    85°59°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    66°55°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    58°53°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Foggy
    50%
    74°57°
Hillsville, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · veering 126°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
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
avg 4 · pk 12 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 126° from the s.
Hillsville, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
931.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.50 inHg
Now
931.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 929935
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hillsville, VA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
5.9 μg/m³
NO₂
5.2 μg/m³
Ozone
63.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hillsville, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hillsville, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:23 AM
Moonset
12:49 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hillsville, 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 →

Hillsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (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 Hillsville

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.