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Weather in Westfield, Massachusetts

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

Westfield, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
53%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Westfield, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
15%
10p
53°
11p
50°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
59°
11a
60°
12p
61°
1p
62°
2p
62°
3p
60°
4p
61°
5p
60°
6p
59°
7p
58°
8p
54°
9p
L 45°H 62°
Westfield, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    81°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    84°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    93°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    75%
    91°55°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    24%
    70°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    68°46°
Westfield, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · veering 71°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 28 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 71° from the sse.
Westfield, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.2
+0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.62 inHg
Now
1003.2
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Westfield, MA
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.8 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
9.3 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Westfield, MA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:58 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Westfield, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:30 AM
Moonset
12:34 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Westfield, 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 →

Westfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 Westfield

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.