Lackawanna, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lackawanna weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain20%0.15″80°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—82°67°+2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle57%0.07″70°65°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers39%0.80″72°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Foggy——76°61°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers33%0.15″74°64°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%—77°69°+3°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 98 — 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 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 98
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 98
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lackawanna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lackawanna
- Sat81°71°20%
- Sun82°67°14%
- Mon70°65°57%
- Tue72°63°39%
- Wed76°61°8%
- Thu74°64°33%
- Fri77°69°50%
- Sat74°56°24%
- Sun75°54°22%
- Mon72°54°31%
- Tue71°55°25%
- Wed75°57°29%
- Thu76°67°26%
- Fri81°67°33%
- Sat79°69°18%
- Sun75°66°24%
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 — Lackawanna
SPC includes Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna
- 14218