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Locust Valley, New York Weather

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

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

Locust Valley, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:05 PM
97
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
32%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:28 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Locust Valley, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLocust Valley, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 75°H 98°
Locust Valley, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.02″
    98°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    49%
    2.3″
    90°71°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    89%
    0.13″
    72°70°-18°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    82%
    0.04″
    70°64°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    21%
    81°63°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    91°71°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    53%
    92°75°+1°
Locust Valley, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · steady
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
9
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 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 284SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wnw.
Locust Valley, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.71007.91008.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Locust Valley, NY
Air quality
109
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+50 in 6hPeak ~152 @ 11 PM

AQI 109 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 50 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 166 — 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
16.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
180μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 166 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 166
UV peak
3.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 166

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Locust Valley, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
106.4mi
UNLIMITED
115 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 · Locust Valley, 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 · Locust Valley, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Locust Valley, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Locust Valley, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Locust Valley, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
1:28 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Locust Valley, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
9:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Locust Valley, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Locust Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°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.

ZIP code: 11560

16-Day Forecast — Locust Valley

  1. Sat98°76°36%
  2. Sun90°71°49%
  3. Mon72°70°89%
  4. Tue70°64°82%
  5. Wed81°63°21%
  6. Thu91°71°12%
  7. Fri92°75°53%
  8. Sat89°78°42%
  9. Sun86°73°24%
  10. Mon75°68°23%
  11. Tue83°68°24%
  12. Wed88°69°31%
  13. Thu92°74°43%
  14. Fri95°75°45%
  15. Sat94°77°35%
  16. Sun93°78°48%

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 — Locust Valley

SPC has placed Locust Valley 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 Locust Valley

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 Locust Valley

  • 11560

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.