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Weather in Rocky Point, New York

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

Rocky Point, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 5:17 AM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
58°
Humidity
56%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Rocky Point, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
65°
4p
66°
5p
65°
6p
62°
7p
60°
8p
58°
9p
56°
10p
56°
11p
53°
12a
L 50°H 66°
Rocky Point, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°62°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    74°60°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    91°60°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    67%
    92°60°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    40%
    71°50°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    17%
    61°47°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    53°47°
Rocky Point, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · veering 33°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 37 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rocky Point, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.2
-1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.2
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Rocky Point, NY
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
16.8 μg/m³
PM 10
24.3 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rocky Point, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:02 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rocky Point, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:35 AM
Moonset
12:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rocky Point, 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 →

Rocky Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Rocky Point

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.