Weather in Bristol, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bristol, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
59%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Bristol, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
10p
42°
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
39°
2a
37°
3a
37°
4a
37°
5a
36°
6a
36°
7a
42°
8a
48°
9a
54°
10a
59°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
69°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
67°
8p
60°
9p
Bristol, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°59°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—91°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers66%83°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers83%76°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle70%75°61°
Bristol, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Bristol, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
356° · backing 15°
Direction
N
356°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Bristol, VA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bristol, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bristol, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bristol, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bristol at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.