Weather in South Boston, Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Boston, VA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:45 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
56%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
South Boston, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
40°
6a
42°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
South Boston, VA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—95°59°
- MondayMay 18Clear—96°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—94°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle38%95°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle61%69°61°
- FridayMay 22Overcast61%72°56°
South Boston, VA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
South Boston, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
250° · backing 31°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
South Boston, VA
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
South Boston, VA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:39 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Boston, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
South Boston, VA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
South Boston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.