Weather in Riverside, Connecticut
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riverside, CT
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
65
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
61°
Humidity
58%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Riverside, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
65°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
66°
6p
65°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
Riverside, CT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—76°48°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—72°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast13%93°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers80%93°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast27%71°51°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle18%62°48°
Riverside, CT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Riverside, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
203° · backing 127°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Riverside, CT
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 22.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Riverside, CT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:05 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Riverside, CT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:38 AM
- Moonset
- 12:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Riverside, CT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Riverside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (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.