Weather in Waterford, Virginia
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waterford, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
71%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Waterford, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
52°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
52°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
54°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
Waterford, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast34%82°48°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle12%85°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers18%91°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast18%91°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers73%89°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle46%60°54°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain47%56°49°
Waterford, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Waterford, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
309° · veering 138°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Waterford, VA
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Waterford, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:27 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waterford, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:00 AM
- Moonset
- 12:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Waterford, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Waterford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.