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Weather in Red Jacket, West Virginia

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

Red Jacket, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 5:03 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
80%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Red Jacket, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
1a
45°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
43°
7a
47°
8a
51°
9a
57°
10a
62°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
67°
8p
64°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
61°
12a
L 43°H 73°
Red Jacket, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°70°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    93°64°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    83%
    87°62°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    76°58°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    65%
    73°63°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    60%
    82°62°
Red Jacket, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 10°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
4
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 10° from the se.
Red Jacket, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.9
-1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.9
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Red Jacket, WV
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.7 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Red Jacket, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Red Jacket, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:26 AM
Moonset
12:58 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Red Jacket, 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 →

Red Jacket at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (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 Red Jacket

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.