Dunkirk, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dunkirk weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—80°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—80°69°0°
- MondayJul 6Showers54%0.18″73°65°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers37%0.57″72°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——76°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers28%0.17″76°64°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers54%0.17″78°70°+2°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 91 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 91 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 91
- UV peak
- 4.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 91
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dunkirk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 14048
16-Day Forecast — Dunkirk
- Sat80°71°19%
- Sun80°69°16%
- Mon73°65°54%
- Tue72°66°37%
- Wed76°65°5%
- Thu76°64°28%
- Fri78°70°54%
- Sat74°61°26%
- Sun72°55°22%
- Mon70°54°28%
- Tue71°55°28%
- Wed75°57°33%
- Thu76°65°26%
- Fri83°66°32%
- Sat78°68°25%
- Sun74°67°45%
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 — Dunkirk
SPC includes Dunkirk in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Dunkirk
- 14048