Shirley, MA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Shirley, a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Tonight

46°F

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.

7-day forecast for Shirley

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Tonight	46°F	Partly Cloudy	5 mph N	0%
Saturday	66°F	Sunny	2 mph NE	0%
Saturday Night	43°F	Partly Cloudy	2 mph S	2%
Sunday	63°F	Rain Showers	0 to 5 mph S	84%
Sunday Night	51°F	Rain Showers	1 to 6 mph E	83%
Monday	65°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	8 mph N	21%
Monday Night	47°F	Partly Cloudy	2 to 6 mph NE	5%
Tuesday	60°F	Partly Sunny	8 mph NE	5%
Tuesday Night	45°F	Mostly Cloudy	2 to 7 mph NE	2%
Wednesday	60°F	Partly Sunny	7 to 12 mph NE	6%
Wednesday Night	45°F	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	5 to 8 mph NE	19%
Thursday	59°F	Chance Rain Showers	7 to 10 mph NE	28%
Thursday Night	47°F	Chance Rain Showers	3 to 8 mph NE	33%
Friday	63°F	Chance Rain Showers	9 mph N	33%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Shirley (42.536, -71.667). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Shirley

Last spring frost

Apr 29

First fall frost

Oct 11

Growing season

164 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Shirley: nearby ZIP 01464 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Massachusetts frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Fitchburg Muni Ap, Ma (6 mi from Shirley). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.