Weather in Gardner, Massachusetts
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gardner, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
59
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
60%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Gardner, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
10%
10p
47°
11p
48°
12a
48°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
49°
8a
50°
9a
52°
10a
51°
11a
52°
12p
52°
1p
51°
2p
52°
3p
53°
4p
53°
5p
53°
6p
52°
7p
50°
8p
48°
9p
Gardner, MA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—71°43°
- SundayMay 17Overcast14%81°56°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—76°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle21%89°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers66%85°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast21%63°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°43°
Gardner, MA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Gardner, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
197° · veering 9°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Gardner, MA
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Gardner, MA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:53 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gardner, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:25 AM
- Moonset
- 12:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Gardner, MA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Gardner at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (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).