Weather in Mechanicsburg, Ohio
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mechanicsburg, OH
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
86%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Mechanicsburg, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
41°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
48°
8a
53°
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
65°
4p
65°
5p
66°
6p
65°
7p
63°
8p
61°
9p
Mechanicsburg, OH
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle77%75°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast25%82°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle60%81°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle68%67°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%62°44°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle27%63°52°
Mechanicsburg, OH
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mechanicsburg, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
232° · veering 45°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
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
Mechanicsburg, OH
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mechanicsburg, OH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mechanicsburg, OH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 1:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mechanicsburg, OH
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mechanicsburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (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.