Weather in West Salem, Ohio
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Salem, OH
Sunday, May 17 at 5:55 AM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
West Salem, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
38°
6a
39°
7a
44°
8a
51°
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
68°
6p
66°
7p
63°
8p
60°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
West Salem, OH
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast11%80°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle67%80°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers72%67°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%64°40°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle21%72°49°
- SaturdayMay 23Foggy37%63°49°
West Salem, OH
Next 24 hours · Cold now
West Salem, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
219° · veering 40°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
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
West Salem, OH
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 62.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West Salem, OH
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:38 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Salem, OH
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:13 AM
- Moonset
- 1:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
West Salem, OH
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
West Salem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (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.