Paul Smiths, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paul Smiths weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—75°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——76°54°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——77°56°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain13%0.23″64°54°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%—79°52°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%0.01″70°59°-9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%0.01″69°63°-1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Paul Smiths at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 12970
16-Day Forecast — Paul Smiths
- Sat75°61°18%
- Sun76°54°0%
- Mon77°56°9%
- Tue64°54°13%
- Wed79°52°12%
- Thu70°59°39%
- Fri69°63°46%
- Sat76°58°18%
- Sun65°52°21%
- Mon77°50°39%
- Tue69°53°37%
- Wed78°50°40%
- Thu77°60°55%
- Fri81°59°45%
- Sat83°63°40%
- Sun76°59°59%
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 — Paul Smiths
SPC includes Paul Smiths 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 Paul Smiths
- 12970