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Weather in Northampton, Massachusetts

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

Northampton, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:34 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
63°
Humidity
50%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Northampton, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
17%
9p
55°
13%
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
59°
1p
61°
2p
60°
3p
60°
4p
61°
5p
60°
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
L 46°H 61°
Northampton, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    80°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    80°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    29%
    93°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    73%
    90°53°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    24%
    69°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    69°44°
Northampton, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · veering 8°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the s.
Northampton, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Northampton, MA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.4 μg/m³
NO₂
4.9 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Northampton, MA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:57 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Northampton, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:29 AM
Moonset
12:35 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Northampton, MA
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 →

Northampton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 Northampton

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.