Weather in Watertown, New York
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watertown, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
93%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Watertown, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
10%
12a
45°
35%
1a
46°
42%
2a
46°
40%
3a
46°
33%
4a
47°
23%
5a
47°
15%
6a
47°
7a
48°
8a
48°
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
53°
12p
55°
1p
57°
2p
54°
3p
55°
4p
56°
5p
57°
6p
56°
7p
54°
8p
52°
9p
51°
10p
50°
11p
Watertown, NY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Foggy—71°58°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain23%84°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers73%79°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle73%65°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—58°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°41°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle13%53°48°
Watertown, NY
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Watertown, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
220° · veering 50°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
Watertown, NY
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 12.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Watertown, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:04 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Watertown, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:35 AM
- Moonset
- 12:56 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Watertown, NY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Watertown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (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).