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
Lake Placid, NY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle56%70°42°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle—68°54°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle—80°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast26%82°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle60%69°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—56°30°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°39°
Lake Placid, NY
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Lake Placid, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).