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Weather in Scotia, New York

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

Scotia, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 5:19 AM
64
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
72%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Scotia, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
49°
12%
4a
49°
16%
5a
47°
18%
6a
48°
10%
7a
49°
14%
8a
51°
9a
53°
10a
56°
11a
57°
12p
57°
1p
59°
2p
62°
11%
3p
64°
10%
4p
64°
10%
5p
62°
6p
63°
7p
60°
8p
59°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
L 47°H 64°
Scotia, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°59°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    90°59°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    91°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    82°51°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    67°43°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    68°45°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Rain
    21%
    50°47°
Scotia, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 166°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
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 5 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 166° from the nw.
Scotia, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.2
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.2
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-5.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Scotia, NY
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.6 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Scotia, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:59 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Scotia, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:32 AM
Moonset
12:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Scotia, 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 →

Scotia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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 Scotia

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.