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Weather in New Church, Virginia

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

New Church, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
61%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
New Church, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
55°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
68°
4p
69°
5p
71°
6p
68°
7p
64°
8p
60°
9p
L 49°H 71°
New Church, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    79°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    95°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    91°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    90°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    52%
    69°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    59°54°
New Church, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 13°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 29 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the s.
New Church, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.5
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
New Church, VA
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
7.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Church, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:22 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Church, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:56 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
New Church, VA
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 →

New Church at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in New Church

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.