Weather in Parkersburg, West Virginia
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Parkersburg, WV
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
63
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
87%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Parkersburg, WV
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
12a
43°
1a
41°
2a
40°
3a
39°
4a
38°
5a
37°
6a
36°
7a
41°
8a
48°
9a
55°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
68°
6p
67°
7p
65°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
Parkersburg, WV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Light Drizzle38%88°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast17%92°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle71%74°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast21%74°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle48%64°58°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Rain46%69°62°
Parkersburg, WV
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Parkersburg, WV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 83°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
Parkersburg, WV
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Parkersburg, WV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
1:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Parkersburg, WV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:17 AM
- Moonset
- 1:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Parkersburg, WV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Parkersburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (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.