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Weather in Chestertown, New York

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

Chestertown, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:45 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
72%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Chestertown, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
64%
11p
47°
63%
12a
47°
51%
1a
47°
62%
2a
47°
66%
3a
48°
51%
4a
48°
37%
5a
48°
22%
6a
48°
26%
7a
48°
22%
8a
50°
9a
51°
10a
55°
11a
57°
12p
59°
1p
60°
2p
60°
3p
61°
4p
62°
5p
61°
6p
60°
7p
57°
8p
55°
9p
55°
10p
L 47°H 62°
Chestertown, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    32%
    77°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    81°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    87°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    11%
    87°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    74°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°40°
Chestertown, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 31°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
avg 6 · pk 26 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the ssw.
Chestertown, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chestertown, NY
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chestertown, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:57 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chestertown, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:28 AM
Moonset
12:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chestertown, 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 →

Chestertown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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).

ZIP codes in Chestertown

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.