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Weather in Prospect, New York

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

Prospect, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
58
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
60°
Humidity
93%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Prospect, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
12%
10p
45°
11p
45°
12a
45°
19%
1a
45°
43%
2a
45°
67%
3a
45°
65%
4a
45°
83%
5a
45°
59%
6a
46°
34%
7a
47°
12%
8a
47°
9a
48°
10a
48°
11a
50°
12p
52°
1p
53°
2p
54°
3p
55°
4p
56°
5p
56°
6p
56°
7p
54°
8p
51°
9p
L 45°H 56°
Prospect, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    60%
    74°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    73°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    41%
    86°57°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    55%
    82°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    74%
    67°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    63°40°
Prospect, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
011° · backing 97°
Direction
N
011°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 97° from the n.
Prospect, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968974
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Prospect, NY
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.8 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Prospect, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:03 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Prospect, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:35 AM
Moonset
12:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Prospect, 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 →

Prospect at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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 Prospect

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.