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Weather in New Kent, Virginia

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

New Kent, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:44 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
42%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
New Kent, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
L 45°H 73°
New Kent, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    12%
    94°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    11%
    95°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    95°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    49%
    95°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    59%
    68°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    57%
    60°56°
New Kent, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · veering 68°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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 7 · pk 23 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 68° from the s.
New Kent, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
New Kent, VA
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.3 μg/m³
PM 10
12.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Kent, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Kent, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:04 AM
Moonset
12:35 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
New Kent, 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 →

New Kent at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • 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 New Kent

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.