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Weather in Peabody, Massachusetts

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

Peabody, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
49%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Peabody, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
51°
8a
51°
9a
52°
10a
51°
11a
50°
12p
51°
11%
1p
52°
11%
2p
52°
3p
52°
4p
52°
5p
53°
6p
53°
7p
53°
8p
50°
9p
49°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
L 47°H 53°
Peabody, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    12%
    87°62°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°55°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    95°59°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    70%
    93°62°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    16%
    66°52°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    67°49°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    14%
    54°48°
Peabody, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · backing 17°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 10
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 10 · pk 31 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the ssw.
Peabody, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.5
-0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.5
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-6.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Peabody, MA
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.2 μg/m³
PM 10
14.2 μg/m³
NO₂
4.9 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Peabody, MA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:48 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Peabody, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:20 AM
Moonset
12:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Peabody, 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 →

Peabody at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 Peabody

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.