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Weather in Blairs, Virginia

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

Blairs, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Blairs, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
51°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
67°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
55°
11p
L 41°H 75°
Blairs, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°59°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    95°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    94°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    41%
    94°62°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    61%
    68°61°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    66°54°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    49%
    86°57°
Blairs, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 49°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
avg 6 · pk 17 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 49° from the sw.
Blairs, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blairs, VA
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.1 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Blairs, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blairs, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:17 AM
Moonset
12:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Blairs, 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 →

Blairs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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.

ZIP codes in Blairs

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.