Weather in Despard, West Virginia
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Despard, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
83%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Despard, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
11p
42°
12a
41°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
37°
4a
37°
5a
35°
6a
35°
7a
40°
8a
47°
9a
53°
10a
56°
11a
59°
12p
61°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
66°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
54°
10p
Despard, WV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle52%76°45°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain55%82°57°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—89°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—89°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle85%77°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast38%68°43°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain54%60°54°
Despard, WV
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Despard, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
145° · veering 84°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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
Despard, WV
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Despard, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
1:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Despard, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:12 AM
- Moonset
- 12:56 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Despard, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Despard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (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.