Weather in Nitro, West Virginia
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nitro, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
62
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
88%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Nitro, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
43°
8a
50°
9a
56°
10a
61°
11a
66°
12p
70°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
66°
17%
6p
67°
7p
65°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
Nitro, WV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain45%76°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast18%88°57°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—93°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle88%83°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast46%73°57°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle56%67°60°
Nitro, WV
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Nitro, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 53°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
Nitro, WV
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Nitro, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nitro, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 1:00 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Nitro, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Nitro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (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.