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 5:57 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
74%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Schenectady, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
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
59°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
Schenectady, NY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Mostly Clear—85°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%88°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle29%90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle46%79°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°42°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—61°42°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle21%61°47°
Schenectady, NY
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Schenectady, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
286° · veering 127°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 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
8:59 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 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
- ♊︎ Gemini
Schenectady, NY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Schenectady at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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).