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Black River, New York Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Black River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Black River, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:05 PM
73
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
77°
Humidity
73%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Sunset
4:49 PM
Black River, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlack River, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 61°H 79°
Black River, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    48%
    0.04″
    77°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    79°61°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    26%
    75°63°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    19%
    0.35″
    67°61°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    76°60°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    76°64°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    76°66°
Black River, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 78°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 97SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Black River, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.3991.1992.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Black River, NY
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.2 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
2.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 41

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Black River, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.5mi
UNLIMITED
65 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:05 UTC · Black River, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:05 UTC · Black River, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Black River, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Black River, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Black River, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:51 AM
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Daylight
15h 23m
Sunset
4:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Black River, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Black River, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Black River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 13612

16-Day Forecast — Black River

  1. Sat77°68°48%
  2. Sun79°61°1%
  3. Mon75°63°26%
  4. Tue67°61°19%
  5. Wed76°60°14%
  6. Thu76°64°36%
  7. Fri76°66°37%
  8. Sat76°60°21%
  9. Sun73°57°19%
  10. Mon77°55°29%
  11. Tue73°57°38%
  12. Wed77°59°35%
  13. Thu77°65°32%
  14. Fri81°65°43%
  15. Sat84°67°31%
  16. Sun74°64°29%

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 — Black River

SPC includes Black River in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Black River

  • 13612

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.