Weather in Lykens, Pennsylvania
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lykens, PA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
75%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Lykens, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
11p
48°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
49°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
50°
8a
52°
9a
54°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
63°
2p
64°
3p
66°
4p
69°
5p
69°
6p
68°
7p
64°
8p
62°
9p
60°
10p
Lykens, PA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast20%80°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast17%86°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers78%82°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%67°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle34%54°45°
Lykens, PA
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Lykens, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
243° · veering 69°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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
Lykens, PA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lykens, PA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:19 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lykens, PA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:52 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lykens, PA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Lykens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (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.