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Weather in Cold Spring Harbor, New York

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

Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
57%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
55°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
63°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
65°
4p
66°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
61°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
55°
11p
L 48°H 66°
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°62°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    80°61°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    88°63°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    82%
    90°65°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    40%
    70°55°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    63°49°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    53°49°
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · backing 14°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
32
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 32 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the ssw.
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.6
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
14.3 μg/m³
PM 10
17.8 μg/m³
NO₂
18.5 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:04 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:38 AM
Moonset
12:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cold Spring Harbor, 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 →

Cold Spring Harbor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 Cold Spring Harbor

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.