New York City, New York
weather for new york city.
New York weather is theatrical. The seasons have hard edges — brutal summers that radiate off the asphalt, bitter winters that funnel through avenues, and the two perfect weeks in October that justify the rest of the year. The city walks; the weather reports for walkers, not for windshields.
- Humidity
- 60%
- Wind
- 14mph
- UV Index
- 0
- Visibility
- 6.2mi
- Today60°40°
- Fri66°43°
- Sat60°48°
- Sun53°46°
- Mon68°52°100%
- Tue78°58°
- Wed81°63°
- Thu75°62°
Today’s brief
what vesper sounds like in new york city.
“Low cloud deck burning off by eleven. The kind of day that starts dull and turns generous. By three the light on the East River will be doing something worth walking to.”
— Vesper, New York City · Thursday
Local weather
what makes new york city weather unique.
The same sunset model runs in the Vesper iOS app. The app adds personal calibration that learns from every sunset you rate.
Editorial note
sunsets in new york city.
Manhattan’s grid runs roughly 29° east of true north, which produces “Manhattanhenge” — four evenings per year (around May 28 and July 13) when the setting sun aligns perfectly with the cross-streets. Best viewed from 14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, or 57th Street looking west.
Unlike Apple Weather, Vesper writes the New York City sky as the embodied experience it actually is, not a temperature number with a generic icon.
What is the best weather app for New York City?
Vesper is the best weather app for New York City because it reads urban weather as an embodied experience rather than a forecast number. The brief tracks the urban heat island, the Atlantic moisture moderation, and the avenue wind acceleration that defines walking weather in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the urban heat island effect change New York City temperatures versus surrounding areas?
Manhattan’s asphalt and building mass absorb solar radiation during the day and re-radiate it overnight, holding overnight low temperatures 5–9°F warmer than rural areas just outside the metro. The effect is most pronounced in midsummer and intensifies the perceived heat during heat waves.
Why do New York City avenues feel so much windier than the cross streets?
The north-south avenues create wind tunnels: prevailing westerly winds hit the building wall along an avenue, accelerate as they’re channeled between the towers (the Venturi effect), and exit at the south end significantly faster than the ambient wind speed. Cross-streets sit perpendicular to the dominant wind direction and stay much calmer.
What is Manhattanhenge and when does it occur?
Manhattanhenge is the alignment of the setting sun with the east-west grid of Manhattan, which runs ~29° east of true north. The full sun appears framed in the cross-streets on roughly May 28 and July 13 each year, with half-sun displays the days immediately before and after. Best viewing is from the wide cross-streets (14th, 23rd, 34th, 42nd, 57th) looking west.
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