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Weather in McLean, New York

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

McLean, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
59
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
58°
Humidity
86%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
McLean, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
11p
44°
12a
43°
1a
43°
2a
43°
3a
43°
4a
44°
15%
5a
45°
16%
6a
45°
24%
7a
45°
20%
8a
45°
12%
9a
47°
10a
50°
11a
55°
12p
57°
1p
58°
2p
60°
3p
61°
4p
62°
5p
62°
6p
59°
7p
58°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
L 43°H 62°
McLean, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    76°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    12%
    81°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    88°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    23%
    82°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    70°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    56°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    12%
    61°41°
McLean, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · veering 58°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 27 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 58° from the sw.
McLean, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.70 inHg
Now
971.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McLean, NY
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
McLean, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:11 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McLean, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:43 AM
Moonset
12:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
McLean, 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 →

McLean at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 McLean

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.