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Weather in Rivanna, Virginia

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

Rivanna, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:44 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
54%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Rivanna, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
75°
7p
68°
8p
L 41°H 75°
Rivanna, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    85°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    21%
    94°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    95°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    96°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    42%
    95°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    53%
    67°55°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    56°53°
Rivanna, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · backing 132°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
avg 5 · pk 18 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 132° from the sw.
Rivanna, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.62 inHg
Now
1002.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Rivanna, VA
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.2 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rivanna, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:34 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rivanna, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:08 AM
Moonset
12:43 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rivanna, 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 →

Rivanna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 4 (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 Rivanna

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.