Weather in Defiance, Pennsylvania
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Defiance, PA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Defiance, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
9p
47°
10p
47°
11p
47°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
49°
8a
51°
9a
55°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
64°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
68°
4p
67°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
61°
8p
Defiance, PA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle36%76°48°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle19%78°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers27%90°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle10%87°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle62%78°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast23%67°42°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle40%53°47°
Defiance, PA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Defiance, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 83°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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
Defiance, PA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Defiance, PA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:26 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Defiance, PA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:59 AM
- Moonset
- 12:50 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Defiance, PA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Defiance at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (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.