Weather in Beckley, West Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beckley, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 3:45 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
85%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Beckley, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
11p
40°
12a
40°
1a
39°
2a
39°
3a
38°
4a
38°
5a
37°
6a
37°
7a
42°
8a
46°
9a
51°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
63°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
Beckley, WV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle24%73°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—82°56°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers84%81°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle55%72°57°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle64%60°55°
Beckley, WV
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Beckley, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
196° · veering 7°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
Beckley, WV
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Beckley, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Beckley, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Beckley, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Beckley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (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.