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Weather in Derby Center, Vermont

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Derby Center, VT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
57%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Derby Center, VT
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
93%
9p
52°
84%
10p
51°
95%
11p
51°
74%
12a
51°
74%
1a
51°
75%
2a
51°
59%
3a
51°
45%
4a
50°
41%
5a
50°
55%
6a
50°
67%
7a
50°
57%
8a
52°
45%
9a
56°
39%
10a
55°
25%
11a
55°
12p
58°
1p
60°
2p
61°
3p
62°
4p
62°
12%
5p
62°
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
L 50°H 62°
Derby Center, VT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    72°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    29%
    70°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    74°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    55%
    86°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    62%
    74°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    55°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64°36°
Derby Center, VT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · veering 32°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
avg 7 · pk 25 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the s.
Derby Center, VT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.73 inHg
Now
972.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972979
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Derby Center, VT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Derby Center, VT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:45 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Derby Center, VT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:14 AM
Moonset
12:44 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Derby Center, VT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Derby Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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).

ZIP codes in Derby Center

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.