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Weather in Farmville, Virginia

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

Farmville, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
50%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Farmville, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
65°
8p
L 41°H 73°
Farmville, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    94°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    95°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    29%
    94°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    62%
    67°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    59°56°
Farmville, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · veering 121°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 16 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 121° from the ssw.
Farmville, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Farmville, VA
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.0 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
108.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Farmville, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Farmville, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:11 AM
Moonset
12:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Farmville, 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 →

Farmville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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.

ZIP codes in Farmville

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.