Weather in Purcellville, Virginia
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Purcellville, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
70%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Purcellville, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
55°
11p
Purcellville, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Heavy Drizzle14%87°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers—96°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers79%88°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle28%58°53°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain57%56°49°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle41%68°50°
Purcellville, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Purcellville, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
223° · steady
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
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
Purcellville, VA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 62.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Purcellville, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Purcellville, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:01 AM
- Moonset
- 12:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Purcellville, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Purcellville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (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.