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New York (NY) Road Conditions
Radar and live pavement conditions on I-81, I-84 East, I-87, I-90 and I-95 — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across New York.
Updated Oct 8, 2026 10:13 PM EDT · Mostly dry, wet in places
Lowest 48°F near Rochester, New York · Highest wind 9 mph near Albany, New York
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New York carries 998 miles of interstate: I-81, I-84 East, I-87, I-90 and I-95. Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo and Rochester sit on these routes.
- Interstate miles: 998 mi
- Interstates: I-81, I-84 East, I-87, I-90 and I-95
Weather data from Oct 8, 2026 10:13 PM EDT
48°F
65°F
9 mph
29.90-30.07 inHg
Conditions across New York
New York
Damp
- Syracuse 51°F · 2 mph wind · Damp
- Newburgh 52°F · 1 mph wind · Dry
- Albany 56°F · 3 mph wind · Dry
1 current report along the route. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
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Restriction
Road maintenance operations, left shoulder closed I-90 - NYS Thruway westbound between exit 27 and exit 28
Interstates Through New York, Road by Road
Each stretch has its own live conditions, closures and cameras for the New York miles only — the weather 500 miles away on the same interstate says nothing about this drive.
- I-81 New York Road Conditions 184 mi
- I-84 New York Road Conditions 71 mi
- I-90 New York Road Conditions 385 mi
| Place | Snow a year | Snow days | Freezing nights | Freeze–thaw days | First freeze | Last freeze | Days over 90°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 25.8" | 11.4 | 65.6 | 48 | Nov 18 | Apr 1 | 12.2 |
| Buffalo | 94.7" | 61 | 123.9 | 74.7 | Oct 22 | Apr 24 | 2 |
| Albany | 60.3" | 34.8 | 135 | 92.2 | Oct 10 | Apr 28 | 7.1 |
| Syracuse | 123.8" | 66.4 | 129.5 | 83.8 | Oct 14 | Apr 29 | 6.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from 4 weather stations in New York. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.
Snowfall across New York is not one number: New York averages 25.8" a year and Syracuse averages 123.8".
Driving in New York Month by Month
What the road normally throws at you, month by month, from NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for New York's own stations. Each month names its dominant hazard and the place that measured it — this is what the month is usually like, not a forecast and not a restriction.
- January Snow 34 in of snow at Syracuse, 17 days that never thaw at Buffalo
- February Snow 25.3 in of snow at Syracuse, 13.6 days that never thaw at Buffalo
- March Snow 18 in of snow at Syracuse, 5.9 days that never thaw at Buffalo
- April Snow 3.8 in of snow at Syracuse, 0.5 days that never thaw at Buffalo
- May Quiet 7.9 wet days at Syracuse is the most the normals report
- June Quiet 7.8 wet days at Buffalo is the most the normals report
- July Quiet 7 wet days at Syracuse is the most the normals report
- August Quiet 6.8 wet days at Albany is the most the normals report
- September Quiet 7 wet days at Buffalo is the most the normals report
- October Quiet 8 wet days at Buffalo is the most the normals report
- November Snow 9.5 in of snow at Syracuse, 1.6 days that never thaw at Buffalo
- December Snow 32.7 in of snow at Syracuse, 10.6 days that never thaw at Buffalo
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.
Newburgh, NY weather
- Current weather conditions in Newburgh, NY indicate a temperature of 53°F with a dew point of 49°F and humidity at 88%
- The wind is coming from the southwest at 2 mph, and visibility is good at 9.9 miles
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 29.83 inHg
- The weather is mostly cloudy, and there are no active weather alerts at this time.
Albany, NY weather
- The current weather in Albany, NY, shows a temperature of 54.5°F with a humidity level of 88%
- The wind is blowing from the south at 2 to 3 mph
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 29.8 inHg
- Visibility is good at 9.9 miles, and the sky is mostly cloudy, covering approximately 75% of the sky
- There are no active weather alerts at this time, and no precipitation is occurring.
Buffalo, NY weather
- The current weather in Buffalo, NY, shows a temperature of 55°F with a humidity level of 84%
- The wind is blowing from the west (270°) at approximately 5 mph
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 29.83 inHg
- Conditions are sunny with good visibility at 9.9 miles
- There are no active weather alerts at this time, and no precipitation is occurring.
New York, NY weather
- Current weather conditions in New York, NY indicate mostly sunny skies with a temperature of 59°F and a relative humidity of 87%
- The wind is blowing from the west-southwest at a speed of 6 mph
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 29.9 inHg
- Visibility is good at 9.9 miles
- No precipitation is currently falling, and there are no active weather alerts in effect.
New York Road Weather FAQ
- Are any roads closed in New York right now?
- No full closures are reported on the interstates in New York as of Oct 8, 2026 11:17 PM EDT. One lane closure, roadworks or restriction is in force. They are listed under closures and road blocks on this page.
- What are New York road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the interstates across 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 10:13 PM EDT. Right now temperatures run from 48°F to 65°F and the strongest wind is 9 mph.
- Which interstates run through New York?
- New York has 5 through interstates on this site: I-81, I-84 East, I-87, I-90 and I-95 — about 998 miles of interstate across the state. Each has its own page for the New York stretch.
- 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 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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