Weather in Lester, West Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lester, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
65
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Lester, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
9p
44°
10p
42°
11p
41°
12a
40°
1a
39°
2a
39°
3a
39°
4a
38°
5a
38°
6a
39°
7a
42°
8a
46°
9a
51°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
61°
8p
Lester, WV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle25%74°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—82°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers82%82°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle57%73°57°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle56%60°56°
Lester, WV
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Lester, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
182° · steady
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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
Lester, WV
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lester, 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 14m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lester, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:22 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lester, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (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.