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Weather in Wachapreague, Virginia

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

Wachapreague, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
59%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Wachapreague, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
12a
54°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
57°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
69°
6p
67°
7p
63°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
57°
11p
L 53°H 69°
Wachapreague, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    94°70°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    84°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Mostly Clear
    41%
    84°69°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    41%
    68°59°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    59°57°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Foggy
    37%
    71°58°
Wachapreague, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 12°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
avg 10 · pk 29 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Wachapreague, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.9
-1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 30.00 inHg
Now
1015.9
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161022
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Wachapreague, VA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wachapreague, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:24 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wachapreague, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:58 AM
Moonset
12:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wachapreague, 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 →

Wachapreague at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (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 Wachapreague

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.