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Gowanda, New York Weather

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

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

Gowanda, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:03 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
51%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
Gowanda, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGowanda, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 68°H 84°
Gowanda, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    21%
    84°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    84°68°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    74%
    0.17″
    72°65°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    0.92″
    75°64°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    75°63°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    30%
    0.09″
    74°62°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    58%
    0.52″
    77°68°+3°
Gowanda, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
306° · veering 63°
Direction
NW
306°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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 7 · pk 26 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 148SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the nw.
Gowanda, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.4986.6987.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gowanda, NY
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~69 @ 11 PM

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
122μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 75
UV peak
3.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 75

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Gowanda, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.2mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
20:03 UTC · Gowanda, 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
20:03 UTC · Gowanda, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gowanda, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gowanda, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gowanda, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gowanda, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gowanda, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gowanda at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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: 14070

16-Day Forecast — Gowanda

  1. Sat85°73°21%
  2. Sun84°68°20%
  3. Mon72°65°74%
  4. Tue75°64°43%
  5. Wed75°63°6%
  6. Thu74°62°30%
  7. Fri77°68°58%
  8. Sat73°57°25%
  9. Sun71°53°19%
  10. Mon70°54°33%
  11. Tue71°53°25%
  12. Wed76°55°35%
  13. Thu77°63°32%
  14. Fri81°64°43%
  15. Sat78°68°40%
  16. Sun75°64°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 — Gowanda

SPC has placed Gowanda 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 Gowanda

  • 14070

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.