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Weather in Cedar Crest, Massachusetts

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cedar Crest, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
57%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Cedar Crest, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
27%
10p
50°
17%
11p
50°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
52°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
55°
11a
54°
12p
53°
1p
52°
2p
51°
3p
52°
4p
51°
5p
51°
6p
52°
7p
50°
8p
50°
9p
L 50°H 55°
Cedar Crest, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    75°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    22%
    87°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    68°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    94°57°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Rain
    58%
    94°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    37%
    62°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°49°
Cedar Crest, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
203° · backing 30°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
avg 11 · pk 30 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the ssw.
Cedar Crest, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.1
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.89 inHg
Now
1012.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Cedar Crest, MA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.7 μg/m³
PM 10
16.1 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cedar Crest, MA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:50 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
12:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cedar Crest, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:21 AM
Moonset
12:25 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cedar Crest, MA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cedar Crest at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Cedar Crest

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.