Observed 11:10 PM EDT at KSYR

Skaneateles, NY weather

Clear and 41°5°.

Forecasts agree

Now 41°5°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. Light through 11 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 53Moderate; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 33°1° tonight at 5 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 59°15° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 59°15° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Sunday afternoonUp to 61°16° by 3 PM · Clear
Sunday nightDown to 46°8° by 10 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	42%	0
Sat 12a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	78%	0
Sat 1a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	75%	0
Sat 2a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	56%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	56%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	54%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	45%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	11%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	2%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	75%	12%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	13%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	60%	7%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	3%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	50%	0%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	47%	2%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	3%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	82%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	63%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	54%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	0%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	44%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	39%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	49%	40%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	24%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	41%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	47%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	76%	57%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	57%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 33°1°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–35°2°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 37°3°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 37. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–38°3°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Sunny. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 35°2°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 32°0°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
28°−2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
58°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 56°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 37°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 61°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 51–64°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BGM) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Owasco Lake near Auburn

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 712 ft

Forecast peak 712 ft Sat 2 AM

Reading from Fri 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Owasco Outlet at Auburn

7.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 55 cfs

Forecast peak 0.9 ft Sat 2 AM

Reading from Fri 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Onondaga Creek near Nedrow

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 23 cfs

Forecast peak 1.5 ft Sat 2 AM

Reading from Fri 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Onondaga Lake at Liverpool

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 363 ft

Forecast peak 363 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Fri 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 37Typical 129

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
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 12 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

AUBURN · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+4°+2°SatOct 17
−11°−6°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−2°−1°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 41 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:28 PM; Morning 7:11–8:08 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:39 PM; Morning 7:00–7:11 AM; first light 7:00 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 6–7:01 AM; moon 95% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:29 AM · rises 4:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Skaneateles. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 14 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Skaneateles, NY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Owasco Lake near Auburn

Owasco Outlet at Auburn

Onondaga Creek near Nedrow

Onondaga Lake at Liverpool

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon