Weather in Charleston, West Virginia
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charleston, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
81%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Charleston, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
10p
48°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
45°
8a
51°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
66°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
69°
13%
6p
68°
7p
66°
8p
61°
9p
Charleston, WV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle52%79°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast18%91°59°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—95°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—94°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers79%84°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast62%74°58°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle52%66°62°
Charleston, WV
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Charleston, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
148° · veering 52°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Charleston, WV
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Charleston, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Charleston, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:58 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Charleston, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Charleston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (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.