Weather in Mount Jackson, Virginia
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Jackson, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
72%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Mount Jackson, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
10p
49°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
66°
8p
62°
9p
Mount Jackson, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle47%84°43°
- SundayMay 17Overcast35%90°58°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle—97°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers75%90°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle56%62°53°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle50%55°52°
Mount Jackson, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mount Jackson, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
196° · backing 29°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Mount Jackson, VA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mount Jackson, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:33 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Jackson, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mount Jackson, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Mount Jackson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (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.