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Weather in Onancock, Virginia

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

Onancock, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
58%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Onancock, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
57°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
68°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
L 53°H 68°
Onancock, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    79°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    95°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    84°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Mostly Clear
    29%
    84°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    55%
    68°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    59°57°
Onancock, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 10°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 10 · pk 26 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the s.
Onancock, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.5
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Onancock, VA
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Onancock, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:24 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Onancock, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:58 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Onancock, 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 →

Onancock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (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 Onancock

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.