Right now
30°C / 85°F
Partly cloudy · wind 9 km/h · 38% RH
Soil (6 cm)
22°C / 72°F
Warm-season seeds go
Hardiness zone
8a
est. from 10-yr extreme low -10°C
Frost window
Mar 30 – Nov 13
~228 frost-free days · first frost in ~66 days
Sun
06:46 – 19:28
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/New_York
Tue
Overcast
30° / 16°
dry
Wed
Overcast
32° / 17°
dry
Thu
Overcast
36° / 21°
dry
Fri
Overcast
30° / 22°
dry
Sat
Drizzle
29° / 20°
0.4 mm
Sun
Showers
24° / 20°
16.2 mm
Mon
Drizzle
29° / 20°
0.3 mm
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyRichmond Gardening: Early Fall Planting & Harvest (September 8–14). Fishing Richmond: Early Fall Largemouth & Smallmouth in Tidal & Freshwater. Fall Foraging in Richmond: September Nuts, Berries & Greens.
Gardening
Richmond Gardening: Early Fall Planting & Harvest (September 8–14)
Sow & harvest now
- Lettuce & Salad Greens
- Spinach
- Kale
- Arugula
Fishing
Fishing Richmond: Early Fall Largemouth & Smallmouth in Tidal & Freshwater
What's biting
- Largemouth Bass
- Smallmouth Bass
- Channel Catfish
- Crappie (Black & White)
Foraging
Fall Foraging in Richmond: September Nuts, Berries & Greens
In season now
- Black Walnut
- Pawpaw
- Persimmon (American)
- Grape (Wild)
Your ecological region
Northeast Atlantic Coast & Piedmont
The urban Atlantic seaboard from Boston to Richmond: oak-hickory forests, estuaries and a long, humid growing season.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 8a
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -10°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for Richmond every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.