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Weather in Fort Gay, West Virginia

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

Fort Gay, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 4:52 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
87%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Fort Gay, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
44°
8a
51°
9a
57°
10a
62°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
69°
6p
69°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
59°
11p
L 40°H 72°
Fort Gay, WV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    19%
    90°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    93°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    93°65°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    84%
    82°60°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    74°56°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    70°61°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    79°64°
Fort Gay, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
125° · veering 10°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 19 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the se.
Fort Gay, WV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.29 inHg
Now
991.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-0.6
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.
Fort Gay, WV
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fort Gay, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Gay, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:26 AM
Moonset
1:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fort Gay, WV
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 →

Fort Gay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (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 Fort Gay

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.