Weather in New Canaan, Connecticut
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Canaan, CT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
New Canaan, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
18%
9p
53°
10%
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
63°
3p
65°
4p
66°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
61°
8p
New Canaan, CT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—80°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle20%93°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers74%93°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast37%69°49°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle17%61°46°
New Canaan, CT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
New Canaan, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
206° · backing 164°
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
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
New Canaan, CT
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 13.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 23.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
New Canaan, CT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:04 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Canaan, CT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:37 AM
- Moonset
- 12:34 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
New Canaan, CT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
New Canaan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (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.