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Leeds, New York Weather

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

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

Leeds, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:05 PM
92
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
39%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Leeds, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeeds, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 72°H 92°
Leeds, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    92°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.02″
    88°72°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    75%
    5.8″
    76°64°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    74%
    0.87″
    64°59°-12°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    80°58°+16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.01″
    85°64°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    82°65°-3°
Leeds, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
294° · steady
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wnw.
Leeds, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.7
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.7
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.21003.71003.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Leeds, NY
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
+18 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48 — 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
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
2.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Leeds, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
46%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
86.0mi
UNLIMITED
98 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 · Leeds, 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 · Leeds, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leeds, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leeds, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leeds, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:51 AM
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leeds, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leeds, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leeds at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 12451

16-Day Forecast — Leeds

  1. Sat93°71°33%
  2. Sun88°72°24%
  3. Mon76°64°75%
  4. Tue64°59°74%
  5. Wed80°58°21%
  6. Thu85°64°21%
  7. Fri82°65°60%
  8. Sat79°68°25%
  9. Sun73°62°29%
  10. Mon78°59°24%
  11. Tue81°62°31%
  12. Wed86°58°34%
  13. Thu80°63°59%
  14. Fri92°64°41%
  15. Sat89°66°42%
  16. Sun85°69°53%

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 — Leeds

SPC has placed Leeds 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 Leeds

  • 12414
  • 12451

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.