Weather in Benwood, West Virginia
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Benwood, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Benwood, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
39°
6a
40°
7a
46°
8a
53°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
69°
5p
68°
6p
67°
7p
64°
8p
60°
9p
60°
10p
Benwood, WV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle47%73°50°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain37%84°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle20%89°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle71%70°53°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast16%69°39°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle39%62°55°
Benwood, WV
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Benwood, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 9°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
Benwood, WV
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Benwood, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:37 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Benwood, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:11 AM
- Moonset
- 1:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Benwood, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Benwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (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.