Old Forge, New York Weather
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Old Forge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle50%0.02″74°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——75°55°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Rain34%0.27″68°58°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain29%1.3″58°56°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle14%0.06″74°56°+16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle27%0.02″74°60°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%—68°62°-6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Old Forge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 13420
16-Day Forecast — Old Forge
- Sat74°65°50%
- Sun75°56°1%
- Mon68°58°34%
- Tue58°56°29%
- Wed74°56°14%
- Thu74°60°27%
- Fri68°62°51%
- Sat77°58°22%
- Sun69°53°22%
- Mon76°49°32%
- Tue67°52°38%
- Wed76°51°32%
- Thu76°60°39%
- Fri80°59°49%
- Sat80°61°45%
- Sun76°58°45%
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 — Old Forge
SPC includes Old Forge in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Old Forge
- 13420