Weather in Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Stone Gap, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
67
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
55%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Big Stone Gap, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
10p
44°
11p
43°
12a
41°
1a
41°
2a
39°
3a
39°
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
42°
8a
48°
9a
55°
10a
59°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
69°
6p
68°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
Big Stone Gap, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—78°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—88°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—87°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers79%81°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle66%77°62°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle74%73°63°
Big Stone Gap, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Big Stone Gap, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
260° · veering 17°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
Big Stone Gap, VA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Big Stone Gap, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Stone Gap, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 12:58 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Big Stone Gap, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Big Stone Gap at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (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.