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Weather in Somerville, Massachusetts

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

Somerville, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
50%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Somerville, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
15%
11p
51°
10%
12a
51°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
53°
8a
54°
9a
55°
10a
56°
11a
53°
12p
52°
1p
52°
2p
53°
3p
52°
4p
53°
5p
54°
6p
54°
7p
53°
8p
50°
9p
49°
10p
L 49°H 56°
Somerville, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    80°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    88°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    69°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Rain
    19%
    96°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    74%
    94°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    19%
    68°54°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70°52°
Somerville, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · backing 26°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the ssw.
Somerville, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Somerville, MA
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.3 μg/m³
PM 10
13.3 μg/m³
NO₂
9.2 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Somerville, MA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:51 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
12:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Somerville, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:22 AM
Moonset
12:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Somerville, 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 →

Somerville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 Somerville

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.