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Weather in Stanaford, West Virginia

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

Stanaford, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Stanaford, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
12a
40°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
39°
4a
38°
5a
37°
6a
38°
7a
42°
8a
46°
9a
51°
10a
56°
11a
59°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
66°
3p
66°
4p
67°
5p
65°
6p
63°
7p
61°
8p
58°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
L 37°H 67°
Stanaford, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    —
    82°57°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    —
    86°61°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    —
    87°61°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    85%
    81°60°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    72°57°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    64%
    59°53°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Heavy Drizzle
    59%
    73°56°
Stanaford, WV
Next 24 hours · Cold now
FREEZING 32°30°53°75°12a6a12p6pnow 41°high 67°low 37°
Stanaford, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · steady
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sw.
Stanaford, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
933.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 27.57 inHg
Now
933.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 931–937
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stanaford, WV
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.8 μg/m³
PM 10
12.0 μg/m³
NO₂
4.2 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Stanaford, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:45 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.
Stanaford, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:21 AM
Moonset
12:55 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Stanaford, 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 →

Stanaford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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.

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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.