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Weather in Waterville, New York

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

Waterville, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
88%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Waterville, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
43°
1a
43°
18%
2a
42°
43%
3a
43°
61%
4a
43°
53%
5a
44°
61%
6a
44°
57%
7a
44°
31%
8a
44°
9a
44°
10a
46°
11a
49°
12p
51°
1p
53°
2p
55°
3p
56°
4p
56°
5p
55°
6p
55°
7p
53°
8p
51°
9p
48°
10p
46°
11p
44°
12a
L 42°H 56°
Waterville, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    78°56°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    21%
    86°61°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    34%
    81°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    70%
    70°42°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    55°37°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    63°41°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Rain
    24%
    49°46°
Waterville, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
224° · veering 59°
Direction
SW
224°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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 9 · pk 26 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 59° from the sw.
Waterville, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.62 inHg
Now
969.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waterville, NY
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Waterville, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:05 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waterville, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:37 AM
Moonset
12:49 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Waterville, 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 →

Waterville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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 Waterville

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.