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Weather in Shelter Island Heights, New York

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

Shelter Island Heights, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:50 AM
59
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
52°
Humidity
77%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Shelter Island Heights, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
65°
4p
66°
5p
63°
6p
60°
20%
7p
57°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
L 50°H 66°
Shelter Island Heights, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    —
    85°59°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    —
    66°57°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    —
    76°58°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    47%
    76°61°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    29%
    69°50°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    59°48°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    53°48°
Shelter Island Heights, NY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
46°58°70°12a6a12p6pnow 51°high 66°low 50°PRECIP %
Shelter Island Heights, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · steady
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 34 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Shelter Island Heights, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.0
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.88 inHg
Now
1012.0
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1012–1019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Shelter Island Heights, NY
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
15.0 μg/m³
PM 10
21.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
116.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Shelter Island Heights, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:59 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
12:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shelter Island Heights, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:32 AM
Moonset
12:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Shelter Island 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 →

Shelter Island Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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.

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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.