Weather in Raleigh, West Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raleigh, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Raleigh, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
12a
40°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
39°
4a
38°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
42°
8a
46°
9a
52°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
66°
6p
65°
7p
63°
8p
58°
9p
56°
10p
55°
11p
Raleigh, WV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—83°57°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers83%81°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle57%72°57°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle64%61°55°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Showers60%75°58°
Raleigh, WV
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Raleigh, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
186° · backing 12°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Raleigh, WV
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Raleigh, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Raleigh, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Raleigh, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Raleigh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (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.