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Weather in Niagara Falls, New York

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

Niagara Falls, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:45 AM
60
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
93%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Niagara Falls, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
11p
48°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
46°
7a
52°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
66°
3p
64°
4p
63°
5p
63°
6p
61°
7p
59°
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
L 43°H 67°
Niagara Falls, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    57%
    75°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    77°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    16%
    87°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    82°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    67°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    57°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    63°45°
Niagara Falls, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
205° · veering 27°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
36
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 36 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the ssw.
Niagara Falls, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.1
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Niagara Falls, NY
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
7.0 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Niagara Falls, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:20 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Niagara Falls, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:51 AM
Moonset
1:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Niagara 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 →

Niagara Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 Niagara 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.