Weather in Martinsville, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Martinsville, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Martinsville, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
12a
45°
1a
45°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
Martinsville, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—92°59°
- MondayMay 18Clear—94°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast40%93°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle67%72°60°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle67%61°53°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast52%85°56°
Martinsville, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Martinsville, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
231° · veering 24°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Martinsville, VA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Martinsville, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Martinsville, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:19 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Martinsville, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Martinsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.