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Weather in Kilmarnock, Virginia

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

Kilmarnock, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
47%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Kilmarnock, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
64°
8p
61°
9p
56°
10p
L 48°H 71°
Kilmarnock, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    85°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    87°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    96°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    90°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    55%
    90°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    55%
    68°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    59°57°
Kilmarnock, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 23°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 21 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the ssw.
Kilmarnock, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Kilmarnock, VA
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.8 μg/m³
PM 10
10.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Kilmarnock, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:27 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kilmarnock, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:01 AM
Moonset
12:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kilmarnock, 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 →

Kilmarnock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (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 Kilmarnock

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.