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Weather in Bowling Green, Ohio

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bowling Green, OH
Sunday, May 17 at 1:37 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
83%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Bowling Green, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
47°
1a
45°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
43°
7a
47°
8a
52°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
68°
5p
66°
6p
65°
7p
62°
8p
L 42°H 69°
Bowling Green, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    77°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    29%
    85°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    71%
    84°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    70°52°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    57°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    17%
    56°52°
Bowling Green, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · veering 39°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 32 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 39° from the sw.
Bowling Green, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bowling Green, OH
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.6 μg/m³
PM 10
3.0 μg/m³
NO₂
5.7 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bowling Green, OH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:44 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bowling Green, OH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:18 AM
Moonset
1:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bowling Green, OH
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bowling Green at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 24 (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.

ZIP codes in Bowling Green

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.