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Weather in Newport, Vermont

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

Newport, VT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
62
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
61°
Humidity
72%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Newport, VT
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
74%
12a
52°
77%
1a
52°
77%
2a
52°
59%
3a
51°
45%
4a
51°
43%
5a
51°
59%
6a
51°
71%
7a
51°
58%
8a
53°
44%
9a
55°
38%
10a
55°
26%
11a
57°
12p
60°
1p
61°
2p
62°
3p
63°
4p
64°
5p
63°
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
L 51°H 64°
Newport, VT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Drizzle
    24%
    70°51°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    75°46°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    52%
    87°61°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    64%
    75°49°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    56°36°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°37°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    65°42°
Newport, VT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
109° · backing 18°
Direction
ESE
109°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Newport, VT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.9
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.9
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Newport, VT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Newport, VT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:46 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Newport, VT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:15 AM
Moonset
12:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Newport, 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 →

Newport 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 Newport

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.