Weather in Schenectady, New York
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Schenectady, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
62%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Schenectady, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
26%
9p
50°
24%
10p
49°
16%
11p
49°
19%
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
49°
3a
49°
11%
4a
49°
16%
5a
47°
17%
6a
48°
7a
48°
13%
8a
50°
9a
52°
10a
55°
11a
56°
12p
57°
1p
58°
2p
62°
11%
3p
63°
10%
4p
63°
10%
5p
62°
6p
63°
7p
60°
8p
Schenectady, NY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast23%81°45°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%86°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle12%85°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle35%91°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle55%82°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast16%66°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—68°44°
Schenectady, NY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Schenectady, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
263° · veering 44°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Schenectady, NY
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Schenectady, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:00 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Schenectady, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:32 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Schenectady, NY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Schenectady at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 3 (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).