Weather in Lowell, Massachusetts
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lowell, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:37 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
45%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Lowell, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
56%
9p
52°
42%
10p
52°
22%
11p
51°
10%
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
52°
8a
53°
9a
54°
10a
53°
11a
52°
12p
52°
1p
53°
15%
2p
54°
19%
3p
53°
12%
4p
54°
5p
55°
6p
54°
7p
53°
8p
Lowell, MA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°44°
- SundayMay 17Overcast16%87°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—75°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle15%95°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers66%93°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%67°52°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—70°48°
Lowell, MA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lowell, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
202° · backing 36°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Lowell, MA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lowell, MA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:51 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lowell, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lowell, MA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Lowell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- 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).