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Weather in Waterville, New York

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

Waterville, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:34 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
89%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Waterville, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
9p
45°
14%
10p
44°
15%
11p
44°
12a
43°
1a
43°
18%
2a
42°
43%
3a
43°
61%
4a
43°
53%
5a
44°
61%
6a
44°
57%
7a
44°
31%
8a
44°
9a
44°
10a
46°
11a
49°
12p
51°
1p
53°
2p
55°
3p
56°
4p
56°
5p
55°
6p
55°
7p
53°
8p
L 42°H 56°
Waterville, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    44%
    75°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    78°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    80°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    53%
    81°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    73%
    70°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    55°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    63°41°
Waterville, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · veering 42°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 26 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the ssw.
Waterville, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.62 inHg
Now
969.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waterville, NY
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Waterville, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:06 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waterville, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:37 AM
Moonset
12:49 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Waterville, 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 →

Waterville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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 Waterville

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.