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Weather in Laurel Park, Virginia

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

Laurel Park, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
64
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
57%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Laurel Park, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
49°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
67°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
56°
11p
53°
12a
L 39°H 75°
Laurel Park, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°60°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    95°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    93°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    41%
    94°62°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    66%
    73°61°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    62°54°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    52%
    86°57°
Laurel Park, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 17°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Laurel Park, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.23 inHg
Now
990.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Laurel Park, VA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.0 μg/m³
PM 10
12.3 μg/m³
NO₂
4.4 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Laurel Park, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Laurel Park, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:19 AM
Moonset
12:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Laurel Park, 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 →

Laurel Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (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 Laurel Park

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.