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Weather in Central Square, New York

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

Central Square, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
92%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Central Square, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
11p
44°
12a
44°
10%
1a
45°
38%
2a
45°
50%
3a
46°
59%
4a
46°
38%
5a
47°
23%
6a
47°
25%
7a
47°
8a
48°
9a
50°
10a
53°
11a
56°
12p
58°
1p
59°
2p
60°
3p
60°
4p
61°
5p
62°
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
54°
9p
51°
10p
L 44°H 62°
Central Square, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    70%
    78°40°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    74°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    30%
    87°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    49%
    87°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    63%
    72°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    58°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°42°
Central Square, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
139° · veering 32°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 23 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the se.
Central Square, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.44 inHg
Now
997.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Central Square, NY
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.3 μg/m³
NO₂
4.1 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Central Square, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:08 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Central Square, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:39 AM
Moonset
12:54 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Central Square, 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 →

Central Square at a glance

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

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.