Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Middle Island, New York Weather

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

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

Middle Island, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:07 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
37%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:25 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
Middle Island, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMiddle Island, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 72°H 96°
Middle Island, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    38%
    96°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    38%
    0.50″
    85°71°-11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    84%
    0.21″
    70°66°-15°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    81%
    0.04″
    70°62°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    26%
    79°62°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    87°68°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    36%
    91°69°+4°
Middle Island, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · steady
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the w.
Middle Island, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.71007.01007.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Middle Island, NY
Air quality
101
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+48 in 6hPeak ~132 @ 11 PM

AQI 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 48 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 142 — 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
13.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
162μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 142 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 142
UV peak
3.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 142

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Middle Island, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
94.8mi
UNLIMITED
96 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 · Middle Island, 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 · Middle Island, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Middle Island, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Middle Island, NY
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Middle Island, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
1:25 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:26 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Middle Island, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Middle Island, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Middle Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°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: 11953

16-Day Forecast — Middle Island

  1. Sat97°76°38%
  2. Sun85°71°38%
  3. Mon70°66°84%
  4. Tue70°62°81%
  5. Wed79°62°26%
  6. Thu87°68°9%
  7. Fri91°69°36%
  8. Sat89°74°36%
  9. Sun86°69°21%
  10. Mon74°67°21%
  11. Tue78°65°19%
  12. Wed86°64°25%
  13. Thu88°70°45%
  14. Fri93°69°35%
  15. Sat90°72°27%
  16. Sun92°73°42%

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 — Middle Island

SPC has placed Middle Island 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.

Beaches near Middle Island

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 Middle Island

  • 11953

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.