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Weather in Saranac Lake, New York

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

Saranac Lake, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
84%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Saranac Lake, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
88%
11p
46°
84%
12a
46°
91%
1a
46°
80%
2a
47°
85%
3a
47°
80%
4a
47°
84%
5a
47°
48%
6a
48°
48%
7a
48°
26%
8a
49°
16%
9a
50°
10a
51°
11a
55°
12p
56°
1p
59°
2p
59°
3p
58°
4p
57°
16%
5p
56°
28%
6p
55°
15%
7p
55°
8p
54°
9p
52°
10p
L 46°H 59°
Saranac Lake, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    57%
    71°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    71°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    23%
    80°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    19%
    83°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    69°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    57°31°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°38°
Saranac Lake, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
242° · veering 165°
Direction
WSW
242°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
36
mph
Peak 24h
36
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 36
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 165° from the wsw.
Saranac Lake, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.17 inHg
Now
954.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953960
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Saranac Lake, NY
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Saranac Lake, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:56 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Saranac Lake, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:26 AM
Moonset
12:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Saranac Lake, 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 →

Saranac Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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 Saranac Lake

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.