Lake Placid, NY Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Lake Placid, a village in Essex County, New York.

This Afternoon

71°F

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. South wind around 3 mph.

7-day forecast for Lake Placid

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	71°F	Mostly Sunny	3 mph S	2%
Tonight	55°F	Mostly Cloudy	1 to 10 mph S	2%
Thursday	63°F	Rain Showers	2 to 13 mph SW	94%
Thursday Night	44°F	Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	3 to 10 mph SW	25%
Friday	58°F	Mostly Cloudy	0 to 3 mph SW	11%
Friday Night	43°F	Chance Light Rain	0 mph	25%
Saturday	50°F	Light Rain Likely	0 to 3 mph N	58%
Saturday Night	33°F	Light Rain Likely then Rain Showers Likely	2 to 6 mph NW	63%
Sunday	44°F	Chance Rain Showers	6 to 10 mph W	54%
Sunday Night	30°F	Rain Showers Likely then Snow Showers Likely	13 mph W	55%
Monday	40°F	Snow Showers Likely	13 mph W	55%
Monday Night	28°F	Chance Rain And Snow Showers	10 mph W	32%
Tuesday	46°F	Slight Chance Snow Showers then Slight Chance Rain Showers	13 mph W	22%
Tuesday Night	28°F	Chance Rain Showers then Chance Snow Showers	8 to 13 mph W	31%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Lake Placid (44.284, -73.986). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Lake Placid

Last spring frost

May 21

First fall frost

Sep 24

Growing season

123 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Lake Placid: nearby ZIP 12946 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · New York frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Ray Brook, Ny (6.8 mi from Lake Placid). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 5, 2026.