Houghton, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Houghton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast24%—81°65°-3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle72%0.20″69°63°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm45%0.10″74°63°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%0.01″74°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%0.07″74°60°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle60%0.02″74°66°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 2.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Houghton 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: 14744
16-Day Forecast — Houghton
- Sat85°69°13%
- Sun81°66°24%
- Mon69°63°72%
- Tue74°63°45%
- Wed74°62°10%
- Thu74°60°33%
- Fri74°66°60%
- Sat74°59°28%
- Sun69°50°20%
- Mon71°51°32%
- Tue70°52°21%
- Wed75°51°35%
- Thu76°63°45%
- Fri80°60°48%
- Sat80°64°49%
- Sun72°62°42%
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 — Houghton
SPC has placed Houghton 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 Houghton
- 14744