Marathon Sunday Weather in New York City: A Clear, Cold Start at 42 Degrees and a High Near 59
New York City is clear and cold in the small hours of marathon Sunday — 42.7 degrees at the station's live feed, feeling like 37.3 — on its way to a dry day with a high of 59.2 and no rain anywhere in the forecast.
The weather the marathon ordered is the weather it got. The station's live feed put New York City at 42.7 degrees and clear before dawn on Sunday, feeling like 37.3 with the wind — cold enough for gloves at the Staten Island start village, and exactly the kind of morning distance runners ask for. The day's low of 38.3 is already in the books behind the early starters.
Through the race, the feed keeps the day dry and bright-to-overcast: a high of 59.2 degrees by afternoon, a precipitation probability of zero, and no rain gear needed for the crowds along First Avenue or at the Central Park finish. Wheelchair racers at 8 a.m. and the last wave at 11:30 a.m. all run in the same dry window — the only weather decision on the course is how many layers to shed, and where along Fourth Avenue to shed them.
The mild stretch holds behind race day. Monday reaches 64.5 with a low of 44 and a precipitation probability of just 2, and Election Day Tuesday is warmer still — a high of 65.7 and a low of 53.7, dry for the walk to the polls. The week's first real rain chance does not arrive until Thursday on the current feed.
For spectators heading out before sunrise: dress for the feels-like number, not the headline number — 37 degrees standing still on a Brooklyn corner is colder than 42 degrees running. The runners will warm up by Bay Ridge. The cowbells will not.
