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Plattsburgh West, New York Weather

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

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

Plattsburgh West, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:05 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
42%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Sunset
4:42 PM
Plattsburgh West, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlattsburgh West, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 81°
Plattsburgh West, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    83°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°61°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    76°63°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Rain
    0.16″
    69°59°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    75°57°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    41%
    75°64°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    48%
    0.08″
    73°66°-2°
Plattsburgh West, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
295° · veering 31°
Direction
WNW
295°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 7 · pk 22 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 198SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Plattsburgh West, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.6998.61000.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Plattsburgh West, NY
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 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
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
3.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Plattsburgh West, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
103.2mi
UNLIMITED
104 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 · Plattsburgh West, 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 · Plattsburgh West, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Plattsburgh West, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Plattsburgh West, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Plattsburgh West, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:38 AM
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
4:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Plattsburgh West, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
9:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Plattsburgh West, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Plattsburgh West at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Plattsburgh West

  1. Sat82°67°8%
  2. Sun81°61°0%
  3. Mon76°63°6%
  4. Tue69°59°9%
  5. Wed75°57°10%
  6. Thu75°64°41%
  7. Fri73°66°48%
  8. Sat73°63°19%
  9. Sun67°59°22%
  10. Mon73°57°42%
  11. Tue74°59°40%
  12. Wed84°59°37%
  13. Thu80°65°55%
  14. Fri85°64°45%
  15. Sat83°69°36%
  16. Sun82°67°49%

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.

ZIP codes in Plattsburgh West

  • 12901

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.