The University of Virginia's College at Wise, VA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for The University of Virginia's College at Wise, a community in Wise County, Virginia.

This Afternoon

67°F

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for The University of Virginia's College at Wise

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	67°F	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	15 to 20 mph S	74%
Tonight	57°F	Showers And Thunderstorms	5 to 15 mph S	83%
Thursday	68°F	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	0 to 10 mph SW	34%
Thursday Night	47°F	Mostly Cloudy	0 mph	7%
Friday	64°F	Mostly Sunny	0 to 5 mph NW	7%
Friday Night	41°F	Mostly Cloudy	5 mph NW	5%
Saturday	52°F	Mostly Sunny	5 mph NW	4%
Saturday Night	33°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 5 mph NW	2%
Sunday	56°F	Mostly Sunny	0 to 5 mph NW	2%
Sunday Night	32°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph NW	2%
Monday	58°F	Sunny	0 to 5 mph W	3%
Monday Night	33°F	Mostly Clear	0 mph	2%
Tuesday	62°F	Sunny	0 to 5 mph SW	2%
Tuesday Night	36°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph W	2%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for The University of Virginia's College at Wise (36.972, -82.557). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Last spring frost

Apr 25

First fall frost

Oct 18

Growing season

175 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for The University of Virginia's College at Wise: nearby ZIP 24293 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Virginia frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Wise 1Se, Va (1.8 mi from The University of Virginia's College at Wise). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.