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Weather in Sugar Grove, Virginia

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

Sugar Grove, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
52%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Sugar Grove, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
10p
39°
11p
38°
12a
38°
1a
37°
2a
37°
3a
36°
4a
35°
5a
35°
6a
36°
7a
41°
8a
46°
9a
51°
10a
55°
11a
57°
12p
60°
1p
63°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
67°
5p
67°
6p
65°
7p
62°
8p
58°
9p
L 35°H 67°
Sugar Grove, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    75°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    11%
    86°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    10%
    87°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    66%
    82°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    88%
    74°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    62%
    61°56°
Sugar Grove, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
326° · veering 24°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
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
avg 5 · pk 18 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sugar Grove, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
925.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.32 inHg
Now
925.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 922929
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sugar Grove, VA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.6 μg/m³
PM 10
3.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sugar Grove, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sugar Grove, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:26 AM
Moonset
12:52 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sugar Grove, 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 →

Sugar Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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.

ZIP codes in Sugar Grove

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.