Cortland West, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cortland West weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers39%0.28″82°67°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle17%0.04″80°64°-2°
- MondayJul 6Showers61%1.0″69°61°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers51%0.02″72°61°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle13%0.01″68°59°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%0.02″78°60°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle58%—77°62°-1°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 — 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 3.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cortland West at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.
16-Day Forecast — Cortland West
- Sat82°67°39%
- Sun80°64°17%
- Mon69°61°61%
- Tue72°61°51%
- Wed68°59°13%
- Thu78°60°30%
- Fri77°62°58%
- Sat74°60°25%
- Sun70°56°20%
- Mon73°54°30%
- Tue71°56°33%
- Wed76°53°36%
- Thu73°62°45%
- Fri81°60°48%
- Sat81°63°55%
- Sun70°64°39%
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 — Cortland West
SPC has placed Cortland West in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Cortland West
- 13045