Weather in Athens, Ohio
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Athens, OH
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
87%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Athens, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
44°
8a
50°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
67°
6p
68°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
Athens, OH
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain68%71°50°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle56%86°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—91°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle21%90°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle68%71°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast36%72°44°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle39%66°56°
Athens, OH
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Athens, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
166° · veering 92°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Athens, OH
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Athens, OH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Athens, OH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:19 AM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Athens, OH
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Athens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (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.