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Mechanicstown, New York Weather

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

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

Mechanicstown, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:07 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
43%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:29 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Mechanicstown, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMechanicstown, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 64% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 72°H 93°
Mechanicstown, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    64%
    0.21″
    93°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    47%
    0.44″
    85°71°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    90%
    1.3″
    71°65°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    76%
    0.07″
    65°60°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    77°59°+12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    87°63°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    0.04″
    81°64°-6°
Mechanicstown, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · steady
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 7
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 7 · pk 38 @ 7:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 337SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wnw.
Mechanicstown, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.8
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.38 inHg
Now
994.8
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995996
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.4994.8994.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mechanicstown, NY
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
3.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
91.7mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
20:07 UTC · Mechanicstown, 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
20:07 UTC · Mechanicstown, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mechanicstown, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mechanicstown, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mechanicstown, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
1:29 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mechanicstown, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
9:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mechanicstown, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mechanicstown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Mechanicstown

  1. Sat94°70°64%
  2. Sun85°71°47%
  3. Mon71°65°90%
  4. Tue65°60°76%
  5. Wed77°59°20%
  6. Thu87°63°13%
  7. Fri81°64°58%
  8. Sat83°69°26%
  9. Sun77°62°28%
  10. Mon76°60°23%
  11. Tue81°61°30%
  12. Wed84°56°33%
  13. Thu86°60°48%
  14. Fri89°63°42%
  15. Sat88°65°46%
  16. Sun82°68°49%

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 — Mechanicstown

SPC has placed Mechanicstown 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 Mechanicstown

  • 10940

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.