Weather in Canaan, Connecticut
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Canaan, CT
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
57%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Canaan, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
10p
49°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
50°
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
53°
11a
55°
12p
55°
1p
59°
2p
59°
3p
61°
4p
61°
5p
58°
6p
57°
7p
56°
8p
53°
9p
Canaan, CT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—78°46°
- SundayMay 17Overcast14%86°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast15%84°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle21%90°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle84%87°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast25%64°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%64°43°
Canaan, CT
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Canaan, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
197° · steady
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Canaan, CT
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Canaan, CT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:01 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Canaan, CT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:33 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Canaan, CT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Canaan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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).