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Weather in Watertown, New York

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

Watertown, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
92%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Watertown, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
9p
45°
10p
46°
11p
45°
10%
12a
45°
35%
1a
46°
42%
2a
46°
40%
3a
46°
33%
4a
47°
23%
5a
47°
15%
6a
47°
7a
48°
8a
48°
9a
49°
10a
51°
11a
53°
12p
55°
1p
57°
2p
54°
3p
55°
4p
56°
5p
57°
6p
56°
7p
54°
8p
L 45°H 57°
Watertown, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    59%
    75°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Foggy
    74°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    17%
    80°59°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    62%
    79°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    65°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    58°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°41°
Watertown, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 41°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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 11 · pk 30 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 41° from the sw.
Watertown, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992998
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Watertown, NY
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.6 μg/m³
PM 10
9.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Watertown, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:04 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Watertown, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:35 AM
Moonset
12:56 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Watertown, 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 →

Watertown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 Watertown

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.