Weather in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lawrence, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
48%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Lawrence, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
36%
11p
51°
12%
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
51°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
51°
11a
51°
12p
52°
16%
1p
52°
19%
2p
52°
20%
3p
52°
11%
4p
54°
5p
55°
6p
54°
7p
53°
8p
51°
9p
50°
10p
Lawrence, MA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°45°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle15%88°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—68°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle14%95°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers64%93°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—67°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—69°47°
Lawrence, MA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lawrence, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 41°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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
Lawrence, MA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lawrence, MA
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 41m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lawrence, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lawrence, MA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Lawrence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (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).