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Weather in Manchester, Tennessee

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Manchester, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
72%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Manchester, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
51°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
48°
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
75°
6p
71°
7p
66°
8p
L 42°H 77°
Manchester, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    86°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    15%
    83°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    73%
    81°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    62%
    79°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    76°64°
Manchester, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · steady
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
avg 7 · pk 20 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Manchester, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.7
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.87 inHg
Now
977.7
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Manchester, TN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Manchester, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Manchester, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 AM
Moonset
1:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Manchester, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Manchester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (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

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Manchester

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.