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Weather in Francestown, New Hampshire

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

Francestown, NH
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
48%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Francestown, NH
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
50%
10p
49°
32%
11p
49°
24%
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
49°
8a
48°
9a
49°
10a
49°
11a
50°
12p
49°
1p
51°
12%
2p
51°
3p
53°
4p
55°
5p
55°
6p
55°
7p
52°
8p
49°
9p
L 48°H 55°
Francestown, NH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    77°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    15%
    82°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    77°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    89°58°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    86°55°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    67°42°
Francestown, NH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
215° · backing 28°
Direction
SW
215°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 22 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the sw.
Francestown, NH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.1
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.94 inHg
Now
980.1
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Francestown, NH
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
9.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Francestown, NH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:51 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Francestown, NH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:22 AM
Moonset
12:34 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Francestown, NH
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 →

Francestown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 Francestown

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.