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Olcott, New York Weather

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

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

Olcott, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 8:00 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
86%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Sunset
4:58 PM
Olcott, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOlcott, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 67°H 79°
Olcott, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    0.07″
    79°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    74°67°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    78°60°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    77°60°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°60°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    86°66°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    73°65°-13°
Olcott, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
239° · steady
Direction
WSW
239°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 196SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
Olcott, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.0
+2.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.0
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
+2.4
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.51001.31004.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Olcott, NY
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.99
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Olcott, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
83%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.8mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
12:00 UTC · Olcott, 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
12:00 UTC · Olcott, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Olcott, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Olcott, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Olcott, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
4:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Olcott, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Olcott, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Olcott at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 14126

16-Day Forecast — Olcott

  1. Sat79°70°34%
  2. Sun74°67°11%
  3. Mon78°60°23%
  4. Tue77°60°9%
  5. Wed82°60°5%
  6. Thu86°66°29%
  7. Fri73°65°23%
  8. Sat84°62°14%
  9. Sun82°64°15%
  10. Mon77°63°15%
  11. Tue79°61°17%
  12. Wed85°66°23%
  13. Thu86°68°24%
  14. Fri87°69°45%
  15. Sat81°68°14%
  16. Sun77°63°19%

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 — Olcott

SPC includes Olcott 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 Olcott

  • 14028
  • 14126

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.