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Weather in Cortland, New York

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

Cortland, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
82%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Cortland, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
43°
3a
43°
4a
44°
19%
5a
45°
26%
6a
45°
31%
7a
46°
25%
8a
46°
14%
9a
47°
10a
50°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
58°
2p
60°
3p
60°
4p
62°
5p
62°
6p
60°
7p
58°
8p
52°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
L 43°H 62°
Cortland, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    12%
    81°55°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    88°61°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    82°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    70°41°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    56°37°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    61°41°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Heavy Drizzle
    28%
    51°44°
Cortland, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · veering 112°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 28 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 112° from the ssw.
Cortland, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.69 inHg
Now
971.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cortland, NY
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cortland, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:10 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cortland, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:42 AM
Moonset
12:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cortland, NY
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 →

Cortland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Cortland

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.