Weather in Danville, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Danville, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
52%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Danville, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
42°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
41°
7a
48°
8a
56°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
60°
9p
56°
10p
Danville, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—94°58°
- MondayMay 18Clear—96°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—94°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle42%95°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle63%69°62°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle63%70°54°
Danville, VA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Danville, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
313° · backing 65°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
Danville, VA
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Danville, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Danville, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:18 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Danville, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Danville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (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.