Weather in Montpelier, Vermont
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Montpelier, VT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
65%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Montpelier, VT
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
87%
12a
51°
91%
1a
51°
75%
2a
51°
54%
3a
51°
45%
4a
52°
52%
5a
51°
30%
6a
52°
25%
7a
54°
26%
8a
53°
18%
9a
55°
11%
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
58°
1p
60°
2p
62°
3p
62°
4p
62°
5p
61°
13%
6p
59°
7p
58°
8p
56°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
Montpelier, VT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—75°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—82°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle30%89°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle58%79°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—59°37°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—67°39°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle13%55°42°
Montpelier, VT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Montpelier, VT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
352° · backing 37°
Direction
N
352°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Montpelier, VT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Montpelier, VT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:50 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Montpelier, VT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:19 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Montpelier, VT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Montpelier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 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
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).