Zip 10979 (Sterling Forest, NY) Weather

The most pleasant months of the year for the 10979 zip code are June, August and July. In the 10979 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. July is the hottest month for the 10979 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the 10979 zip code with 11.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year.

Today's Weather - Sterling Forest, NY

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Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Sterling Forest

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.