Weather in Sophia, West Virginia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sophia, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
63
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
63°
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Sophia, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
9p
42°
10p
40°
11p
39°
12a
38°
1a
38°
2a
37°
3a
37°
4a
36°
5a
36°
6a
36°
7a
40°
8a
44°
9a
49°
10a
55°
11a
58°
12p
61°
1p
63°
2p
64°
3p
65°
4p
65°
5p
64°
6p
63°
7p
60°
8p
Sophia, WV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle23%72°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—80°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—88°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—87°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers81%81°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle55%68°57°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle56%60°54°
Sophia, WV
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Sophia, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
183° · steady
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Sophia, 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
Sophia, 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.
Sophia, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:22 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sophia, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sophia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.