Weather in Amherst
Amherst has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 58°, and nights fall to 35°.
Getting the latest forecast from the National Weather Service…
Where today sits in Amherst’s year
Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.
Weather talk
Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Amherst.
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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Amherst itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Lynchburg Rgnl Airport, VA (20 mi, snow) and Tye Rvr 1 Se, VA (8 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.