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Niagara Falls, New York Weather

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

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

Niagara Falls, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:05 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
80%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Sunset
4:58 PM
Niagara Falls, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNiagara Falls, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 66°H 78°
Niagara Falls, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.02″
    79°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    0.03″
    76°66°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    48%
    0.26″
    75°62°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    21%
    0.28″
    67°62°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    81°62°+14°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    33%
    0.01″
    74°69°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    81°69°+7°
Niagara Falls, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
324° · veering 105°
Direction
NW
324°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
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 6 · pk 28 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 105° from the nw.
Niagara Falls, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.35 inHg
Now
993.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.4993.0993.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Niagara Falls, NY
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6hPeak ~86 @ 11 PM

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 111 — 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 2.5Moderate
27.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
28μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
145μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 111 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 111
UV peak
2.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 111

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 27.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 28.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Niagara Falls, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
20:05 UTC · Niagara Falls, 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
20:05 UTC · Niagara Falls, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Niagara Falls, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Niagara Falls, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Niagara Falls, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
1:42 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
4:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Niagara Falls, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Niagara Falls, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Niagara Falls at a glance

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

ZIP codes: 14301, 14302, 14303, 14304, 14305

16-Day Forecast — Niagara Falls

  1. Sat81°71°22%
  2. Sun76°66°10%
  3. Mon75°62°48%
  4. Tue67°62°21%
  5. Wed81°62°5%
  6. Thu74°69°33%
  7. Fri81°69°45%
  8. Sat75°59°18%
  9. Sun76°58°19%
  10. Mon74°58°27%
  11. Tue73°58°23%
  12. Wed78°62°29%
  13. Thu81°65°26%
  14. Fri84°70°33%
  15. Sat80°69°18%
  16. Sun79°67°24%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Niagara Falls

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 — Niagara Falls

SPC includes Niagara Falls in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Niagara Falls

  • 14303
  • 14302
  • 14301
  • 14305
  • 14304

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.