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Weather in South Hero, Vermont

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

South Hero, VT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
54%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
South Hero, VT
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
93%
9p
50°
100%
10p
50°
92%
11p
51°
75%
12a
51°
74%
1a
51°
83%
2a
51°
83%
3a
52°
65%
4a
52°
59%
5a
51°
43%
6a
51°
67%
7a
51°
49%
8a
52°
34%
9a
55°
16%
10a
56°
12%
11a
59°
12p
60°
1p
61°
2p
63°
3p
63°
4p
64°
5p
64°
6p
62°
7p
59°
8p
L 50°H 64°
South Hero, VT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    30%
    75°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    78°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    17%
    73°52°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    33%
    86°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    38%
    74°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    58°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    63°44°
South Hero, VT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · steady
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
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 11 · pk 25 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
South Hero, VT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.63 inHg
Now
1003.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-5.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
South Hero, VT
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
South Hero, VT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:51 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Hero, VT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:21 AM
Moonset
12:47 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
South Hero, VT
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 →

South Hero at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 14 (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 South Hero

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.