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Weather in Lake Placid, New York

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

Lake Placid, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
54°
Humidity
86%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Lake Placid, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
82%
9p
44°
91%
10p
44°
97%
11p
44°
88%
12a
45°
91%
1a
45°
84%
2a
45°
85%
3a
45°
84%
4a
46°
84%
5a
46°
50%
6a
46°
61%
7a
47°
48%
8a
46°
29%
9a
47°
14%
10a
50°
11%
11a
54°
12p
55°
1p
56°
2p
56°
3p
58°
4p
59°
5p
53°
20%
6p
54°
18%
7p
54°
10%
8p
L 44°H 59°
Lake Placid, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    70°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    68°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    80°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    26%
    82°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    69°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    56°30°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64°39°
Lake Placid, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · veering 148°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 8
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 8 · pk 35 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 148° from the sw.
Lake Placid, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
940.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 27.78 inHg
Now
940.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 941946
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Placid, NY
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
6.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lake Placid, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:55 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Placid, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:25 AM
Moonset
12:49 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lake Placid, 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 →

Lake Placid at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 Lake Placid

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.