Weather in Ridgeway, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgeway, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
50%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Ridgeway, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
62°
10a
64°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
62°
9p
58°
10p
Ridgeway, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—94°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—92°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast39%93°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle67%72°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle67%66°53°
Ridgeway, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Ridgeway, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
207° · backing 10°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
Ridgeway, VA
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ridgeway, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ridgeway, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:20 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ridgeway, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ridgeway at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (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.