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This is the current conditions weather report for Amherst. The report was made 25 minutes ago, at 12:55 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 21 miles per hour / 33.3 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 21 miles per hour / 33.3 kilometers per hour from the westnorthwest (290°). The temperature was 19°F / -7°C, with a dew-point at 19°F / -7°C. The temperature felt like 5°F / -15°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.8 inHg / 1010 hPa. The relative humidity was 45%. The skies were clear.

Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 34,874 at the 2000 census. It is located in the Connecticut River valley. Amherst located in the lovely Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, is a diverse, inclusive community offering numerous educational and cultural opportunities. It is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, three of the Five Colleges.

Points of interest:
Amherst Cinema Arts Center, a local theater showing mostly art and independent films

Amherst College Museum of Natural History, including the Hitchcock Ichnological Cabinet

Theodore Baird Residence, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright

Dickinson Homestead, birthplace and lifelong residence of poet Emily Dickinson, now a museum. She is
buried nearby in West Cemetery on Triangle Street.

The Horse Caves are located at the base of Mt. Norwottuck in the Mt. Holyoke Range State Park

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