Weather in Bantam, Connecticut
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bantam, CT
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
66%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Bantam, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
51°
8a
52°
9a
55°
10a
56°
11a
57°
12p
58°
1p
60°
2p
61°
3p
61°
4p
60°
5p
59°
6p
58°
7p
57°
8p
53°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
Bantam, CT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast11%84°58°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—80°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast20%90°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers83%87°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast15%66°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast13%61°43°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle20%49°44°
Bantam, CT
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Bantam, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 21°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Bantam, CT
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 13.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bantam, CT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:00 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bantam, CT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:33 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bantam, CT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Bantam at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.