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

Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:03 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
86%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
11p
46°
12a
46°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
50°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
67°
6p
63°
7p
61°
8p
57°
9p
54°
10p
L 46°H 68°
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    55%
    78°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    78°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    11%
    90°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    18%
    84°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    22%
    74°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    54°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    15%
    65°42°
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 10°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 28 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the sw.
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.4 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
4.9 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:14 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:46 AM
Moonset
1:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rochester Institute of Technology, 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 →

Rochester Institute of Technology at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 Rochester Institute of Technology

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.