Weather in Tappahannock, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tappahannock, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
45%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Tappahannock, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
66°
8p
62°
9p
Tappahannock, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—86°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%95°65°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy—98°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—97°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle46%96°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers54%72°58°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle50%60°56°
Tappahannock, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Tappahannock, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
217° · veering 13°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Tappahannock, VA
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Tappahannock, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tappahannock, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Tappahannock, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Tappahannock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 4 (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.