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Weather in South Mount Vernon, Ohio

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Mount Vernon, OH
Sunday, May 17 at 5:18 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
87%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
South Mount Vernon, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
43°
8a
51°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
67°
6p
67°
7p
64°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
L 38°H 68°
South Mount Vernon, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    84°59°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    89°62°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    65%
    81°65°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    65%
    67°47°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    61°41°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    62°52°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    70°63°
South Mount Vernon, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 63°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
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 8 · pk 27 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the sw.
South Mount Vernon, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977979
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
South Mount Vernon, OH
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.0 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
7.2 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
South Mount Vernon, OH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Mount Vernon, OH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:17 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
South Mount Vernon, OH
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Mount Vernon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in South Mount Vernon

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.