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Weather in Central Islip, New York

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

Central Islip, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
57%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Central Islip, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
63°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
66°
4p
66°
5p
66°
6p
66°
7p
63°
8p
61°
9p
57°
10p
56°
11p
L 48°H 66°
Central Islip, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°60°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    79°57°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    90°61°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    73%
    93°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    44%
    72°56°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    64°48°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    53°49°
Central Islip, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · backing 174°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 10
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 10 · pk 36 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 174° from the sw.
Central Islip, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Central Islip, 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
Central Islip, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:03 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Central Islip, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:37 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Central Islip, 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 →

Central Islip at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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.

ZIP codes in Central Islip

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.