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Weather in Rensselaer Falls, New York

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

Rensselaer Falls, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
87%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Rensselaer Falls, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10%
9p
50°
25%
10p
50°
34%
11p
50°
22%
12a
50°
39%
1a
50°
33%
2a
49°
30%
3a
49°
34%
4a
49°
37%
5a
49°
29%
6a
49°
13%
7a
50°
8a
50°
9a
52°
10a
53°
11a
54°
12p
57°
1p
59°
2p
60°
3p
60°
4p
61°
5p
61°
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
L 49°H 61°
Rensselaer Falls, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    38%
    72°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    76°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    20%
    80°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    43%
    80°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    67°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    58°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°40°
Rensselaer Falls, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 18°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 38 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 38 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rensselaer Falls, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.47 inHg
Now
997.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-4.0
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.
Rensselaer Falls, NY
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rensselaer Falls, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
8:59 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rensselaer Falls, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:30 AM
Moonset
12:56 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rensselaer Falls, 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 →

Rensselaer Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (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 Rensselaer Falls

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.