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Weather in Tornado, West Virginia

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tornado, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
62
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
89%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Tornado, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
45°
8a
51°
9a
57°
10a
62°
11a
66°
12p
70°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
67°
15%
6p
67°
7p
66°
8p
62°
9p
58°
10p
L 40°H 72°
Tornado, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    41%
    77°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    89°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    93°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    94°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    88%
    83°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    48%
    73°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    67°60°
Tornado, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
299° · veering 167°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
avg 5 · pk 18 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Tornado, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.23 inHg
Now
990.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tornado, 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
Tornado, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tornado, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:22 AM
Moonset
12:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Tornado, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tornado 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.

ZIP codes in Tornado

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.