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Weather in Cucumber, West Virginia

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

Cucumber, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Cucumber, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
1a
40°
2a
40°
3a
40°
4a
40°
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
44°
8a
50°
9a
55°
10a
58°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
64°
8p
60°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
L 40°H 68°
Cucumber, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    90°64°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    90°63°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    76%
    85°63°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    77°62°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    68%
    75°60°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    82°60°
Cucumber, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
133° · backing 17°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the se.
Cucumber, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.2
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 28.27 inHg
Now
957.2
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957961
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cucumber, WV
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.8 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cucumber, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cucumber, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:25 AM
Moonset
12:55 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cucumber, WV
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 →

Cucumber at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (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 Cucumber

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.