Weather for New York City

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New York is an excellent place to visit at any time of year, although it is particularly pleasant during the spring and autumn, when temperatures hover around 21ºC (70ºF). New York winters tend to be unpredictable, although cold temperatures bring less snow here than to other nearby cities, while summers are hot and muggy, often lasting until September.

Day

	Weather (day)		Temp (max day)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Fri	Sunny	Sunny skies	7 °C	0mm	12 sw	47% 1,020mb Good
Sat	Overcast	Overcast skies	4 °C	0mm	9 nnw	93% 1,004mb Good
Sun	Sunny	Sunny skies	- 2 °C	0mm	22 wnw	52% 1,008mb Good
Mon	Sunny	Sunny skies	5 °C	0mm	15 w	56% 1,019mb Good
Tue	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	8 °C	2.7mm	10 sw	49% 1,024mb Good
Wed	Sunny	Sunny skies	9 °C	0mm	9 ne	79% 1,023mb Good
Thu	Sunny	Sunny skies	1 0 °C	0mm	9 nne	81% 1,025mb Good
Fri	Mod Rain	Moderate rain	1 2 °C	3.1mm	9 wsw	89% 999mb Moderate
Sat	Occ Light Rain	Patchy rain possible	1 3 °C	0.8mm	2 nnw	71% 1,015mb Moderate
Sun	Occ Light Rain	Patchy rain possible	1 0 °C	0.1mm	26 wnw	66% 1,008mb Moderate

Night

	Weather (night)		Temp (min night)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Fri	Mod Rain	Light rain	- 4 °C	0mm	4 nw	87% 1,014mb Moderate
Sat	Clear	Clear skies	- 3 °C	0.8mm	21 nw	58% 1,004mb Good
Sun	Clear	Clear skies	- 5 °C	0.8mm	17 wsw	70% 1,013mb Good
Mon	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	2 °C	0.9mm	11 w	66% 1,023mb Good
Tue	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	0 °C	0.9mm	6 w	88% 1,023mb Good
Wed	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	5 °C	0.1mm	11 nne	88% 1,025mb Good
Thu	Mist	Mist	0 °C	0.1mm	3 ne	94% 1,021mb Poor
Fri	Occ Light Rain	Patchy rain possible	5 °C	0mm	20 wsw	78% 999mb Moderate
Sat	Sunny	Sunny skies	2 °C	0mm	16 wnw	55% 1,019mb Good

Last updated at 08:05, Friday 10 February

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Last updated: We update the weather data for New York City from our weather partner every four hours. The time the last update was received is detailed here.

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Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. For the purpose of this forecast, 'day' is the entire 24 our period 00:00 to 23:59

The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.

Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.

Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:

0 to 30 is very low
31 to 50 is low
51 to 70 is moderate to low
71 to 80 is moderate
81 to 90 is moderate to high
91 to 100 is high

Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)

Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:

Very poor - less than 1km
Poor - between 1km and 4km
Moderate - between 4km and 10km
Good - between 10km and 20km
Very good - between 20km and 40km
Excellent - more than 40km

Temperature in New York City

New York City Average Temperature (degrees C)

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New York City Average Precipitation (mm)

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