Weather in Lynchburg, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lynchburg, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
58%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Lynchburg, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
49°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
62°
9p
Lynchburg, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%85°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—93°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—96°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—94°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle44%94°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers63%67°58°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle53%57°53°
Lynchburg, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lynchburg, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
196° · veering 29°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Lynchburg, VA
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lynchburg, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lynchburg, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:14 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lynchburg, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lynchburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (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.