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
Saranac Lake, NY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy57%71°44°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—71°54°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle23%80°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast19%83°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle54%69°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%57°31°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°38°
Saranac Lake, NY
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Saranac Lake, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).