Weather in Plainsboro Center, New Jersey
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plainsboro Center, NJ
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
52%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Plainsboro Center, NJ
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
60°
1p
63°
2p
63°
3p
66°
4p
66°
5p
67°
6p
65°
7p
63°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
Plainsboro Center, NJ
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—90°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle11%95°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—92°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle69%89°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast44%75°49°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle26%61°48°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle32%55°49°
Plainsboro Center, NJ
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Plainsboro Center, NJ
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
191° · veering 11°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Plainsboro Center, NJ
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Plainsboro Center, NJ
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:11 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plainsboro Center, NJ
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:45 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Plainsboro Center, NJ
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Plainsboro Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 18 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.