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Glens Falls, New York Weather

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

Glens Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Glens Falls, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:05 PM
86
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
46%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:19 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Glens Falls, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGlens Falls, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 63°H 86°
Glens Falls, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    55%
    86°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°63°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    45%
    0.18″
    72°61°-13°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Rain
    53%
    1.8″
    61°59°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    77°58°+16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    82°62°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    77°64°-5°
Glens Falls, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
273° · veering 14°
Direction
W
273°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 19 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the w.
Glens Falls, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.6
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.6
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.1998.4998.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Glens Falls, NY
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
2.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Glens Falls, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
40%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.8mi
UNLIMITED
86 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 · Glens Falls, 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 · Glens Falls, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Glens Falls, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Glens Falls, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Glens Falls, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:45 AM
Sunrise
1:19 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Glens Falls, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Glens Falls, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Glens Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 12801

16-Day Forecast — Glens Falls

  1. Sat88°70°55%
  2. Sun85°64°2%
  3. Mon72°61°45%
  4. Tue61°59°53%
  5. Wed77°58°15%
  6. Thu82°62°31%
  7. Fri77°64°55%
  8. Sat79°64°23%
  9. Sun71°57°22%
  10. Mon77°57°34%
  11. Tue77°59°32%
  12. Wed81°53°38%
  13. Thu83°61°43%
  14. Fri87°62°42%
  15. Sat88°63°40%
  16. Sun80°66°38%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Glens Falls

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 — Glens Falls

SPC includes Glens Falls 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 Glens Falls

  • 12801

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.