Weather in Fairfield, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairfield, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
72%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Fairfield, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
48°
8a
52°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
59°
10%
10p
58°
11p
Fairfield, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—88°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—91°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle47%86°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers60%66°53°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle56%55°53°
- SaturdayMay 23Heavy Drizzle53%76°54°
Fairfield, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Fairfield, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 166°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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
Fairfield, VA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 67.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fairfield, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairfield, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:13 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairfield, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fairfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (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.