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Weather in Lake of the Woods, Virginia

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake of the Woods, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Lake of the Woods, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
L 47°H 73°
Lake of the Woods, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Partly Cloudy
    17%
    92°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    —
    98°64°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    —
    97°63°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    95°66°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    56%
    65°54°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    56°50°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    82°51°
Lake of the Woods, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
40°60°80°12a6a12p6pnow 52°high 73°low 47°
Lake of the Woods, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · veering 49°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 5 · pk 20 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 49° from the ssw.
Lake of the Woods, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.63 inHg
Now
1003.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1003–1007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Lake of the Woods, VA
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.1 μg/m³
PM 10
9.4 μg/m³
NO₂
4.2 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lake of the Woods, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake of the Woods, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:04 AM
Moonset
12:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lake of the Woods, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake of the Woods at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (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.

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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.