Observed 4:50 PM EDT at KPOU

Highland, NY weather

Sunny and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 5 AM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.5 inHg1033 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (59°15° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Hard freeze tomorrow 4–9 AM (low 26°−3°)
Low 26°−3° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 63°17° tomorrow at 3 PM
Fog tomorrow night 5–6 AM

TonightDown to 29°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 63°17° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	43%	57%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	47%	41%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	58%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	65%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	76%	40%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	79%	32%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	92%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	11%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	16%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	17%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	16%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	16%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	17%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	85%	12%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	73%	6%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	2%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	44%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	7%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	40%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	11%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 5a	Fog	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	29%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	17%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	36%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	41%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	32%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	31%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	14%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	7%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	17%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	33%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	4%	3
Mon 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	12%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 26°−3°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. Wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
26°−3°–35°2°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 33°1°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–36°2°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 40°4°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
32°0°–40°4°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 57°14°, low 30°−1°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 38°3°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
31°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.97 in25 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.3 in7.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.68 in17 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–65°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 26°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 33°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 57–70°; chance of precipitation on Monday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 39Typical 118

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 30
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 22 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 30°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Poughkeepsie/hudson Valley Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1931–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−4°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Highland weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:22–6:18 PM; Morning 7:01–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:29 PM; Morning 6:50–7:01 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–6:51 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 4:57 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Highland. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 35 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.