Weather in Colonial Heights, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colonial Heights, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:57 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
60%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Colonial Heights, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
67°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
Colonial Heights, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Clear—96°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—98°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Mostly Clear—95°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle45%96°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle52%66°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle53%79°57°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Showers40%92°66°
Colonial Heights, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Colonial Heights, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
192° · backing 136°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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
Colonial Heights, VA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Colonial Heights, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:31 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colonial Heights, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Colonial Heights, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Colonial Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (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.