Weather in Pocahontas, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pocahontas, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
75%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Pocahontas, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
39°
12a
39°
1a
38°
2a
38°
3a
38°
4a
38°
5a
37°
6a
37°
7a
43°
8a
46°
9a
51°
10a
55°
11a
57°
12p
60°
1p
61°
2p
63°
3p
64°
4p
64°
5p
63°
6p
62°
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
Pocahontas, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—81°56°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—87°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers75%82°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle71%70°57°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle66%63°56°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle65%76°59°
Pocahontas, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Pocahontas, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
230° · backing 105°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Pocahontas, VA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Pocahontas, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pocahontas, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Pocahontas, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Pocahontas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (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.