Weather in Stony Brook, New York
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stony Brook, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
61
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
56°
Humidity
61%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Stony Brook, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
57°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
63°
2p
64°
3p
65°
4p
65°
5p
64°
6p
64°
7p
60°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
55°
11p
Stony Brook, NY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—87°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—83°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—86°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers72%87°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast40%68°55°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle18%61°48°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle28%53°48°
Stony Brook, NY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Stony Brook, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
195° · veering 7°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Stony Brook, NY
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 15.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 20.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Stony Brook, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:04 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stony Brook, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:36 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Stony Brook, NY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Stony Brook at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (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.