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Saratoga National Historical ParkJohn Neilson Farmhouse: this small, red, one-room building is the only structure on the battlefield from the time of the battles.
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Saratoga National Historical Park
Weather
 

Weather / Climate

Local Weather Conditions and Forecast:
The Weather Channel
National Weather Service
Saratoga National Historical Park weather station 

(NOTE: Park weather station does not measure winter precipitation.)

General Weather:
The Park lies within a temperate zone and experiences four full seasons.

  • Summer Conditions:
    High temperatures
    can reach the uppper 80s and occasionally upper 90s (Farenheit). Humidity runs from around 40 percent to the upper 70 percent range.
    Low temperatures generally reach the 60s, but can range from the 50s to the 70s.
    Precipitation: varied rain forms (sprinkles, showers, downpours, thunderstorms)
  • Autumn Conditions:
    High temperatures
    average 50s and 60s, but may reach as high as the lower 80s or as low as the upper 40s.
    Low temperatures can range from the mid-30s to the upper 40s.
    Precipitation: varied rain, generally without thunderstorms
  • Winter Conditions:
    High temperatures
    may range from the 20s to the upper 30s.
    Low temperatures can drop as far as the -10 degree range or hover around the 20 degree mark.
    Precipitation: generally snow, occasionally sleet or freezing rain; cold, non-freezing rain also possible
  • Spring Conditions:
    High temperatures
    can run from around the 40 degree mark to the lower to mid-60s.
    Low temperatures may run from the 20s or 30s to the low to mid-40s.
    Precipitation: usually rain, occasional thunderstorms
line drawing of American General Philip Schuyler  

Did You Know?
American General Philip Schuyler (pronounced "Skyler") could be called "The Father of the American Canal System." His plans for an canal system in New York, though never used in his lifetime, became the groundwork for the Champlain Canal --America's first canal.

Last Updated: August 27, 2006 at 15:25 EST