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Weather in Mansfield Center, Massachusetts

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

Mansfield Center, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:16 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
62%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Mansfield Center, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
1a
49°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
56°
10a
57°
11a
59°
12p
58°
1p
57°
2p
57°
3p
56°
4p
55°
5p
53°
6p
54°
7p
53°
8p
51°
9p
48°
10p
47°
11p
47°
12a
L 47°H 59°
Mansfield Center, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    11%
    86°58°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    77°55°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    94°56°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    71%
    94°58°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    28%
    68°49°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    69°46°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    15%
    51°49°
Mansfield Center, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · backing 14°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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 9 · pk 29 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the ssw.
Mansfield Center, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-5.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Mansfield Center, MA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.7 μg/m³
PM 10
16.8 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
108.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mansfield Center, MA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:51 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mansfield Center, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:24 AM
Moonset
12:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mansfield Center, 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 →

Mansfield Center 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 Mansfield Center

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.