Altamont, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altamont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle28%0.01″85°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—85°69°0°
- MondayJul 6Showers63%1.7″75°61°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers66%0.48″63°60°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle20%—77°59°+14°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle28%0.01″80°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle56%—82°64°+2°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Altamont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 12009
16-Day Forecast — Altamont
- Sat85°74°28%
- Sun85°71°10%
- Mon75°61°63%
- Tue63°60°66%
- Wed77°59°20%
- Thu80°63°28%
- Fri82°64°56%
- Sat76°66°27%
- Sun71°60°28%
- Mon76°58°29%
- Tue77°59°32%
- Wed79°56°34%
- Thu79°64°59%
- Fri86°63°41%
- Sat87°66°42%
- Sun78°68°53%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Altamont
SPC has placed Altamont in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Altamont
- 12009