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Kingston, New York Weather

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

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

Kingston, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:05 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
38%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Kingston, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKingston, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 72°H 94°
Kingston, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    38%
    1.2″
    94°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    32%
    0.18″
    87°72°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    79%
    4.0″
    74°64°-13°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    76%
    0.72″
    64°60°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    21%
    82°57°+18°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    91°62°+9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    0.01″
    81°65°-10°
Kingston, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · steady
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wnw.
Kingston, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.7
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.7
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051007
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.51004.61004.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Kingston, NY
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+16 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49 — 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
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Kingston, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
92.6mi
UNLIMITED
101 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 · Kingston, 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 · Kingston, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kingston, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kingston, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kingston, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kingston, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kingston, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kingston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 12401

16-Day Forecast — Kingston

  1. Sat94°73°38%
  2. Sun87°72°32%
  3. Mon74°64°79%
  4. Tue64°60°76%
  5. Wed82°57°21%
  6. Thu91°62°14%
  7. Fri81°65°57%
  8. Sat82°67°25%
  9. Sun77°63°27%
  10. Mon79°59°22%
  11. Tue84°62°31%
  12. Wed87°56°33%
  13. Thu83°59°49%
  14. Fri93°62°45%
  15. Sat88°65°43%
  16. Sun85°68°46%

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 — Kingston

SPC has placed Kingston in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Kingston

  • 12401
  • 12402

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.