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Weather in Mount Olive, Virginia

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

Mount Olive, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
65
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
69%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Mount Olive, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
10p
48°
11p
48°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
52°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
69°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
65°
8p
61°
9p
L 47°H 71°
Mount Olive, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    46%
    83°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    34%
    87°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    10%
    96°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    10%
    94°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    76%
    90°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    59°52°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    50%
    56°50°
Mount Olive, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
40°60°80°12a6a12p6pnow 49°high 71°low 47°
Mount Olive, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 17°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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 6 · pk 22 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mount Olive, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.03 inHg
Now
982.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982–986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mount Olive, VA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mount Olive, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:31 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Olive, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:05 AM
Moonset
12:47 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mount Olive, 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 →

Mount Olive at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (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.