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Weather in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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

Pittsfield, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
60%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Pittsfield, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
48°
8a
50°
9a
51°
10a
52°
11a
55°
12p
56°
1p
57°
2p
57°
3p
59°
4p
58°
5p
57°
6p
56°
7p
55°
8p
54°
9p
L 46°H 59°
Pittsfield, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    10%
    77°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    20%
    83°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    83°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    88°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    80%
    80°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    26%
    62°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°44°
Pittsfield, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 159°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 22 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 159° from the ssw.
Pittsfield, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.82 inHg
Now
975.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pittsfield, MA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.5 μg/m³
NO₂
5.1 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pittsfield, MA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:59 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pittsfield, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:31 AM
Moonset
12:38 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pittsfield, 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 →

Pittsfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 Pittsfield

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.