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Mechanicville, New York Weather

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

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

Mechanicville, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:08 PM
86
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
54%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
Mechanicville, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMechanicville, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 66°H 87°
Mechanicville, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    31%
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°66°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    57%
    1.1″
    75°64°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    60%
    1.0″
    64°59°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    80°59°+16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    30%
    84°64°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    80°65°-4°
Mechanicville, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
266° · steady
Direction
W
266°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the w.
Mechanicville, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.8
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.8
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.21007.61007.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Mechanicville, NY
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

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

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
2.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Mechanicville, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.9mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
20:08 UTC · Mechanicville, 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
20:08 UTC · Mechanicville, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mechanicville, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mechanicville, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mechanicville, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mechanicville, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mechanicville, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mechanicville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 12118

16-Day Forecast — Mechanicville

  1. Sat86°71°31%
  2. Sun87°70°6%
  3. Mon75°64°57%
  4. Tue64°59°60%
  5. Wed80°59°18%
  6. Thu84°64°30%
  7. Fri80°65°58%
  8. Sat75°66°33%
  9. Sun72°60°21%
  10. Mon80°57°29%
  11. Tue80°61°32%
  12. Wed83°56°39%
  13. Thu84°62°57%
  14. Fri90°63°50%
  15. Sat89°66°46%
  16. Sun81°68°46%

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 — Mechanicville

SPC has placed Mechanicville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Mechanicville

  • 12118

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.