Weather in Sussex, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sussex, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
53%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Sussex, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
66°
8p
60°
9p
Sussex, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°49°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—94°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—96°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—94°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast26%95°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle63%74°63°
- FridayMay 22Overcast63%67°58°
Sussex, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sussex, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
182° · veering 68°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Sussex, VA
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sussex, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:32 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sussex, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sussex, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sussex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 29 (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.