Long Beach, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Long Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast45%—95°73°—
- SundayJul 5Rain48%0.33″84°72°-11°
- MondayJul 6Showers88%0.09″73°71°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle79%0.05″73°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—76°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——79°72°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%—85°75°+6°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 205 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 213 around 1 PM.
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 205 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 213 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 205
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 213
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 29.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 33.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Long Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 11561
16-Day Forecast — Long Beach
- Sat95°73°45%
- Sun84°72°48%
- Mon73°71°88%
- Tue73°66°79%
- Wed76°65°17%
- Thu79°72°9%
- Fri85°75°38%
- Sat84°76°38%
- Sun80°75°21%
- Mon76°69°18%
- Tue77°71°21%
- Wed79°71°22%
- Thu85°75°30%
- Fri84°76°33%
- Sat83°76°26%
- Sun86°77°26%
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 — Long Beach
SPC has placed Long Beach 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 Long Beach
- Long Beach NY0.4 mi
- Jones Beach8.4 mi
- Rockaway Beach8.9 mi
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 Long Beach
- 11561