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I-81 New York Road Conditions
Radar and live pavement conditions on the 184 miles of I-81 in New York — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.
Updated Oct 8, 2026 11:47 PM EDT · Mostly dry, wet in places
Lowest 48°F near Syracuse, New York · Highest wind 8 mph near Syracuse, New York
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I-81 runs 184 miles across New York. It passes Syracuse.
- Interstate: I-81
- State: New York
- Length in state: 184 mi
Weather data from Oct 8, 2026 11:47 PM EDT
48°F
51°F
8 mph
29.93-30.08 inHg
Conditions along I-81 in New York
I-81 crosses 184 miles of New York, from the Pennsylvania line to its end in the state. That is 22% of I-81's 855 miles.
Inside New York it meets I-90 at Syracuse.
By mile marker, I-81 passes Syracuse 85. It is the only city on this stretch that the mileposts name.
No full closures are reported on I-81 in New York as of Oct 8, 2026 11:47 PM EDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
| Place | Snow a year | Snow days | Freezing nights | Freeze–thaw days | First freeze | Last freeze | Days over 90°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 123.8" | 66.4 | 129.5 | 83.8 | Oct 14 | Apr 29 | 6.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in New York. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.
Towns Along I-81 in New York
From Binghamton to Watertown, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Binghamton end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.
- 13 mi Binghamton
- 13 mi Johnson City 2.8 mi off the road
- 53 mi Cortland
- 55 mi Homer
- 84 mi Syracuse
- 87 mi Solvay 2.4 mi off the road
- 88 mi Liverpool 2.4 mi off the road
- 92 mi North Syracuse
- 103 mi Central Square
- 141 mi Adams
- 153 mi Watertown 1.9 mi off the road
Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.
Summaries fetched Oct 8, 2026 8:06 AM EDT
Syracuse, NY weather
- Current weather conditions in Syracuse, NY indicate a temperature of 55°F with a dew point of 51°F, resulting in a humidity level of 87%
- The air pressure is measured at 29.8 inHg and visibility is at 9.9 miles
- Winds are coming from the west at approximately 3 mph
- The weather is currently partly cloudy, and there are no active weather alerts at this time.
I-81 in New York Road Weather FAQ
- Is Interstate 81 in New York closed right now?
- No full closures are reported on I-81 in New York. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
- What are I-81 in New York road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the route along I-81 in New York by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 8, 2026 11:47 PM EDT. Right now temperatures run from 48°F to 51°F and the strongest wind is 8 mph.
- Where are New York road closures reported officially?
- New York's official traveler information service is 511NY, at 511ny.org, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
- How often are I-81 in New York road conditions updated?
- The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.
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