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Montauk, New York Weather

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

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

Montauk, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:07 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
53%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Sunset
4:23 PM
Montauk, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMontauk, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 70°H 90°
Montauk, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    51%
    0.31″
    90°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    48%
    0.26″
    79°70°-11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    76%
    0.27″
    69°67°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    80%
    0.26″
    70°64°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    29%
    69°63°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    72°69°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    23%
    74°71°+2°
Montauk, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
237° · veering 17°
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 307SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 17° from the wsw.
Montauk, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.8
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.8
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.11008.41008.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Montauk, NY
Air quality
119
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+66 in 6hPeak ~188 @ 11 PM

AQI 119 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 66 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 213 — 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
26.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
32μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERVery unhealthy
230μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 213 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 213
UV peak
3.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 213

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 26.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 32.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Montauk, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
69.5mi
UNLIMITED
71 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 · Montauk, 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 · Montauk, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Montauk, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Montauk, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Montauk, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:48 AM
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Montauk, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:43 PM
Moonset
9:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Montauk, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Montauk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 11954

16-Day Forecast — Montauk

  1. Sat90°74°51%
  2. Sun79°70°48%
  3. Mon69°67°76%
  4. Tue70°64°80%
  5. Wed69°63°29%
  6. Thu72°69°7%
  7. Fri74°71°23%
  8. Sat76°72°26%
  9. Sun74°70°18%
  10. Mon72°68°18%
  11. Tue74°68°17%
  12. Wed76°68°27%
  13. Thu78°72°52%
  14. Fri75°72°40%
  15. Sat76°74°24%
  16. Sun76°74°34%

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 — Montauk

SPC has placed Montauk 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 Montauk

  • 11954

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.