Observed 3:50 PM EDT at KELM

Watkins Glen, NY weather

Sunny and 63°17°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 4 AM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.49 inHg1033 hPa; Falling · −0.04 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 6–9 AM (low 32°0°)
Low 32°0° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (60°16° → 48°9°)

This afternoonNear 61°16° · Clear
TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 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
Sat 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	35%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	63%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	52%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	0%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	1%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	10%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	46%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	68%	52%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	73%	58%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	82%	72%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	68%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	68%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 52°11°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	64%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 50°10°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	59%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	47%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	35%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	37%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	25%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	25%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	23%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	20%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	54%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	50%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	46%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	59%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	67%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	55%	56%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 61°16°, low 32°0°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 32. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
31°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 37°3°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 35°2°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
35°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 53°12°, low 30°−1°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  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
60°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Rain 1.2 in29 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.39 in10 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.72 in18 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
60°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 37°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 35°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 53–69°; chance of precipitation on Monday.

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

Cayuga Lake at Ithaca

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 383 ft

Forecast peak 383 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Chemung River at Corning

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.6 ft
Flow: 316 cfs

Forecast peak 14.6 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Cohocton River near Campbell

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 139 cfs

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Chemung River at Elmira

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 263 cfs

Forecast peak 1.0 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 36Typical 146

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 28
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 20 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–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Mecklenburg 4sw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2025

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Watkins Glen weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:29 PM; Morning 7:13–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:40 PM; Morning 7:02–7:13 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:40 PM–7:03 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Watkins Glen. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,400 ft, 5 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Watkins Glen, NY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cayuga Lake at Ithaca

Chemung River at Corning

Cohocton River near Campbell

Chemung River at Elmira

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon