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Weather in Elma Center, New York

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

Elma Center, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:48 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
87%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Elma Center, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
15%
9p
45°
10p
45°
11p
45°
12a
45°
1a
45°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
46°
7a
50°
8a
52°
9a
55°
10a
59°
11a
58°
12p
59°
1p
59°
2p
61°
3p
60°
4p
58°
5p
57°
6p
56°
7p
54°
8p
L 44°H 61°
Elma Center, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    57%
    75°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    11%
    75°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    84°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    36%
    82°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    65%
    69°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    55°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    13%
    62°43°
Elma Center, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
205° · veering 45°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 10
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 10 · pk 34 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 45° from the ssw.
Elma Center, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elma Center, NY
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
4.6 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Elma Center, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:19 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
1:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elma Center, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:51 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Elma Center, 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 →

Elma Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Elma Center

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.