Weather in Suffolk, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Suffolk, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
57%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Suffolk, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
64°
8p
60°
9p
58°
10p
Suffolk, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—83°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—94°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear22%92°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle49%72°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast50%69°60°
Suffolk, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Suffolk, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
190° · veering 31°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Suffolk, VA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Suffolk, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Suffolk, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:06 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Suffolk, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Suffolk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (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.