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
New Kent, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%94°65°
- MondayMay 18Clear11%95°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—95°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle49%95°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle59%68°57°
- FridayMay 22Overcast57%60°56°
New Kent, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
New Kent, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.