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Weather in Mason, Tennessee

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

Mason, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
72%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Mason, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
12a
56°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
L 55°H 84°
Mason, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    15%
    88°69°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    49%
    87°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    65%
    78°66°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    56%
    75°65°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    49%
    81°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    82°67°
Mason, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 43°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
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 9 · pk 21 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 43° from the sse.
Mason, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Mason, TN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mason, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mason, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
1:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mason, TN
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 →

Mason at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (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

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Mason

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.