Weather in Scotland, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scotland, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
57%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Scotland, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
58°
11p
Scotland, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—95°66°
- MondayMay 18Clear—97°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—91°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast40%92°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle51%73°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast53%63°59°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast41%84°60°
Scotland, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Scotland, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 16°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
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
Scotland, VA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Scotland, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Scotland, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:04 AM
- Moonset
- 12:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Scotland, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Scotland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (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.