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Weather in East Ithaca, New York

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

East Ithaca, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
62
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
62°
Humidity
77%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
East Ithaca, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
9p
45°
10p
44°
11p
44°
12a
44°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
44°
4a
44°
15%
5a
45°
6a
45°
11%
7a
46°
12%
8a
46°
12%
9a
47°
10a
52°
11a
56°
12p
57°
1p
59°
2p
62°
3p
63°
4p
65°
5p
64°
6p
62°
7p
59°
8p
L 43°H 65°
East Ithaca, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    78°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    13%
    85°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    31%
    84°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    73%
    71°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    56°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    60°41°
East Ithaca, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 72°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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 7 · pk 27 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
East Ithaca, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
East Ithaca, NY
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
8.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
East Ithaca, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:12 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
East Ithaca, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:44 AM
Moonset
12:52 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
East Ithaca, 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 →

East Ithaca at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 East Ithaca

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.