Weather in Sanford, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanford, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:14 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
62%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Sanford, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
56°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
62°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
68°
5p
69°
6p
67°
7p
63°
8p
59°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
Sanford, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—89°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—93°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—87°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle45%87°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle45%68°58°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle49%58°55°
- SaturdayMay 23Foggy38%72°57°
Sanford, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sanford, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
202° · veering 39°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Sanford, VA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sanford, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:22 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sanford, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:57 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sanford, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.