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Weather in Jamestown, New York

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

Jamestown, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Jamestown, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
44°
9p
44°
10p
44°
11p
44°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
43°
3a
43°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
48°
8a
52°
9a
56°
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
61°
1p
61°
2p
62°
3p
62°
4p
60°
5p
59°
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
L 42°H 62°
Jamestown, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    73°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    24%
    82°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    83°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    45%
    80°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    65%
    66°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    58°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    57°43°
Jamestown, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · veering 38°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 25 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 38° from the s.
Jamestown, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.1
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.44 inHg
Now
963.1
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962965
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Jamestown, NY
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
2.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Jamestown, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:24 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
1:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jamestown, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:56 AM
Moonset
1:02 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Jamestown, 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 →

Jamestown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 Jamestown

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.