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Weather in Olean, New York

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

Olean, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
59
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
88%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Olean, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
12a
44°
1a
44°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
48°
8a
52°
9a
54°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
61°
1p
63°
2p
64°
3p
64°
4p
63°
5p
61°
6p
59°
7p
58°
8p
53°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
L 44°H 64°
Olean, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    17%
    81°56°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    88°61°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    21%
    86°60°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    53%
    70°41°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°35°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    57°41°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    33%
    56°45°
Olean, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
099° · veering 55°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 25 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 55° from the e.
Olean, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.39 inHg
Now
961.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960963
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Olean, NY
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.3 μg/m³
PM 10
2.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Olean, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:21 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Olean, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:53 AM
Moonset
12:59 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Olean, 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 →

Olean at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 Olean

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.