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Weather in Yorktown Heights, New York

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

Yorktown Heights, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
44%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Yorktown Heights, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10%
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
50°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
59°
12p
61°
1p
61°
2p
63°
3p
64°
4p
64°
5p
63°
6p
62°
7p
60°
8p
L 47°H 64°
Yorktown Heights, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    78°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    84°59°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    93°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    74%
    90°56°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    32%
    67°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    62°46°
Yorktown Heights, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 151°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 21 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 151° from the sw.
Yorktown Heights, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9941001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Yorktown Heights, NY
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.1 μg/m³
PM 10
15.4 μg/m³
NO₂
23.6 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Yorktown Heights, 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 32m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Yorktown Heights, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:38 AM
Moonset
12:35 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Yorktown Heights, 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 →

Yorktown Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 24 (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 Yorktown Heights

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.