Weather in Petersburg, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Petersburg, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
54%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Petersburg, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
50°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
57°
11p
Petersburg, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Clear—95°65°
- MondayMay 18Clear—97°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—95°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers45%95°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle55%68°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle55%65°56°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast41%86°56°
Petersburg, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Petersburg, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
195° · veering 6°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Petersburg, VA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Petersburg, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:32 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Petersburg, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Petersburg, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Petersburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.