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Weather in Fort Plain, New York

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

Fort Plain, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
62
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
84%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Fort Plain, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
11p
48°
11%
12a
48°
1a
48°
2a
47°
12%
3a
47°
22%
4a
46°
35%
5a
46°
29%
6a
47°
26%
7a
47°
8a
49°
9a
52°
10a
54°
11a
55°
12p
56°
1p
60°
2p
59°
3p
60°
4p
61°
5p
62°
6p
59°
7p
56°
8p
54°
9p
51°
10p
L 46°H 62°
Fort Plain, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    37%
    79°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    18%
    91°59°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    28%
    84°63°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    76°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    65°41°
Fort Plain, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 67°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
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 5 · pk 24 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fort Plain, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.42 inHg
Now
996.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-5.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Plain, NY
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fort Plain, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:03 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Plain, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:34 AM
Moonset
12:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fort Plain, 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 →

Fort Plain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 Fort Plain

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.