Weather in Van, West Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Van, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
82%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Van, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
12a
44°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
46°
8a
52°
9a
58°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
69°
6p
68°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
Van, WV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—88°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—92°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—93°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle88%86°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast52%76°57°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle63%72°61°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle57%81°62°
Van, WV
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Van, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
118° · backing 24°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
Van, WV
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 12.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Van, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Van, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:58 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Van, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Van at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (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.