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
Cortland, NY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast12%81°55°
- MondayMay 18Overcast13%88°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle26%82°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle70%70°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—56°37°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%61°41°
- SaturdayMay 23Heavy Drizzle28%51°44°
Cortland, NY
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Cortland, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).