Weather in South Lancaster, Massachusetts
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Lancaster, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
51%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
South Lancaster, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
32%
9p
52°
13%
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
52°
8a
52°
9a
54°
10a
55°
11a
54°
12p
54°
1p
52°
2p
54°
13%
3p
55°
10%
4p
53°
5p
53°
6p
54°
7p
53°
8p
South Lancaster, MA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—78°43°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%85°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—79°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers15%94°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers65%91°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%67°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—69°45°
South Lancaster, MA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
South Lancaster, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
199° · veering 49°
Direction
SSW
199°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
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
South Lancaster, MA
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
South Lancaster, MA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:53 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Lancaster, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:24 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
South Lancaster, MA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
South Lancaster 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).