Weather in Mechanicsville, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mechanicsville, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Mechanicsville, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
46°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
62°
9p
Mechanicsville, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—85°49°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear13%94°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—97°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—96°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle46%96°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle58%69°59°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle56%58°55°
Mechanicsville, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mechanicsville, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
202° · veering 94°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
16
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Mechanicsville, VA
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mechanicsville, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:31 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mechanicsville, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:05 AM
- Moonset
- 12:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mechanicsville, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mechanicsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.