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 3:43 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Northampton, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
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
54°
9p
52°
10p
Northampton, MA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—80°43°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%87°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—83°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers21%93°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers69%90°53°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%69°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—69°44°
Northampton, MA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Northampton, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
194° · veering 59°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Northampton, MA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 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
- ♊︎ Gemini
Northampton, MA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Northampton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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).