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 5:52 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
62%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Yorktown, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
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
58°
12a
Yorktown, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Mostly Clear—93°66°
- MondayMay 18Clear—96°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—92°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast39%95°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle49%72°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast53%81°61°
- SaturdayMay 23Heavy Drizzle41%91°69°
Yorktown, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Yorktown, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
204° · backing 21°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
32
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Yorktown, VA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 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
12:39 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
Yorktown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.