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Weather in Jefferson Heights, New York

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

Jefferson Heights, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
51%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Jefferson Heights, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
51°
8a
52°
9a
56°
10a
57°
11a
57°
12p
59°
1p
61°
2p
62°
3p
63°
4p
65°
5p
64°
6p
63°
7p
62°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
L 49°H 65°
Jefferson Heights, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    14%
    88°60°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°62°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    96°60°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    69%
    89°52°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    12%
    65°47°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    67°43°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Heavy Drizzle
    23%
    50°46°
Jefferson Heights, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 49°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 49° from the sse.
Jefferson Heights, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-6.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Jefferson Heights, NY
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Jefferson Heights, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:02 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jefferson Heights, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:34 AM
Moonset
12:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Jefferson Heights, 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 →

Jefferson Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 Jefferson Heights

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.