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Weather in Nassawadox, Virginia

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

Nassawadox, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
60%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Nassawadox, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
53°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
56°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
68°
6p
67°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
57°
11p
L 51°H 68°
Nassawadox, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    93°70°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    82°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    40%
    82°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    40%
    69°60°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    61°59°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Foggy
    38%
    71°59°
Nassawadox, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 23°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Nassawadox, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.1
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.1
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Nassawadox, VA
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.0 μg/m³
PM 10
8.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Nassawadox, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:25 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nassawadox, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:59 AM
Moonset
12:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Nassawadox, 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 →

Nassawadox at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (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 Nassawadox

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.