Weather in Dover, New Hampshire
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dover, NH
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
50%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Dover, NH
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
16%
1a
48°
10%
2a
49°
3a
49°
10%
4a
49°
13%
5a
48°
10%
6a
48°
13%
7a
49°
15%
8a
50°
16%
9a
50°
21%
10a
52°
24%
11a
52°
40%
12p
52°
41%
1p
53°
36%
2p
54°
25%
3p
55°
4p
56°
5p
56°
6p
56°
7p
53°
8p
51°
9p
50°
10p
50°
11p
50°
12a
Dover, NH
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast13%85°59°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—65°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast11%93°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast34%90°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—70°44°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle12%56°43°
Dover, NH
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Dover, NH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
211° · steady
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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
Dover, NH
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dover, NH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:46 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dover, NH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:17 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dover, NH
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Dover at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (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).