Weather in Salem, Massachusetts
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Salem, MA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
45%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Salem, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
61%
9p
52°
44%
10p
51°
25%
11p
51°
14%
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
52°
8a
52°
9a
52°
10a
51°
11a
51°
12p
52°
10%
1p
52°
10%
2p
52°
3p
52°
4p
52°
5p
53°
6p
53°
7p
53°
8p
Salem, MA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—81°46°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle19%86°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—66°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle17%96°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers69%94°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast26%68°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°46°
Salem, MA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Salem, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
204° · backing 11°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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
Salem, MA
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Salem, MA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:49 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
12:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Salem, MA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:20 AM
- Moonset
- 12:28 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Salem, MA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Salem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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).