Weather in Mechanicsville, Maryland
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mechanicsville, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
50%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Mechanicsville, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
65°
8p
61°
9p
Mechanicsville, MD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast23%91°63°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear12%97°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—96°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle52%94°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle52%68°56°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle49%58°51°
Mechanicsville, MD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mechanicsville, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
205° · veering 15°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Mechanicsville, MD
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mechanicsville, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:26 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mechanicsville, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:00 AM
- Moonset
- 12:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mechanicsville, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Mechanicsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 7 (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.