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Lake Ronkonkoma, New York Weather

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

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

Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:09 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
35%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Ronkonkoma, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 72°H 96°
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    36%
    96°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    43%
    6.0″
    86°70°-10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    84%
    0.19″
    71°68°-15°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    81%
    0.02″
    71°63°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    24%
    80°63°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    88°69°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    38%
    93°72°+5°
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
280° · veering 59°
Direction
W
280°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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 8 · pk 26 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 278SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 59° from the w.
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.81008.11008.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Air quality
103
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+49 in 6hPeak ~145 @ 11 PM

AQI 103 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 49 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 159 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
14.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
175μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 159 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 159
UV peak
3.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 159

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
99.7mi
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
20:09 UTC · Lake Ronkonkoma, 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
20:09 UTC · Lake Ronkonkoma, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Ronkonkoma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Lake Ronkonkoma

  1. Sat97°76°36%
  2. Sun86°70°43%
  3. Mon71°68°84%
  4. Tue71°63°81%
  5. Wed80°63°24%
  6. Thu88°69°9%
  7. Fri93°72°38%
  8. Sat93°76°37%
  9. Sun88°72°20%
  10. Mon75°67°20%
  11. Tue80°65°20%
  12. Wed87°65°25%
  13. Thu91°73°45%
  14. Fri94°72°35%
  15. Sat92°76°27%
  16. Sun94°78°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 — Lake Ronkonkoma

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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.

Beaches near Lake Ronkonkoma

Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.

ZIP codes in Lake Ronkonkoma

  • 11767
  • 11779

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.