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Weather in Yorktown, Virginia

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

Yorktown, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:50 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
57%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Yorktown, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
66°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
L 50°H 72°
Yorktown, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    —
    92°66°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    —
    96°71°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    —
    93°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    39%
    93°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    49%
    75°62°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    53%
    62°60°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    41%
    84°60°
Yorktown, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
45°63°80°12a6a12p6pnow 56°high 72°low 50°
Yorktown, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 13°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 33 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 33 — flags snap, branches bend.
Yorktown, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1013–1018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Yorktown, VA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
9.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Yorktown, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Yorktown, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:03 AM
Moonset
12:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Yorktown, 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 →

Yorktown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (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.

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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.