Weather in Lancaster, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lancaster, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
54%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Lancaster, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
65°
8p
61°
9p
56°
10p
56°
11p
Lancaster, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—92°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—97°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—95°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle56%95°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle56%68°57°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle51%59°55°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast42%78°58°
Lancaster, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lancaster, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
197° · veering 57°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lancaster, VA
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lancaster, 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 16m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lancaster, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:01 AM
- Moonset
- 12:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lancaster, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lancaster at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (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.