Weather in Martinsville, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Martinsville, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
44%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Martinsville, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
9p
50°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
45°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
Martinsville, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°59°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast31%93°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle71%72°60°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle67%61°53°
Martinsville, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Martinsville, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
217° · backing 70°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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
Martinsville, VA
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Martinsville, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Martinsville, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:19 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Martinsville, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Martinsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (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.