Saranac Lake, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Saranac Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—76°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——75°56°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—75°59°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain14%0.31″61°54°-14°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle14%—77°52°+16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—71°60°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%0.01″68°63°-3°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 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 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 9:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Saranac Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 12983
16-Day Forecast — Saranac Lake
- Sat76°62°24%
- Sun75°56°0%
- Mon75°59°13%
- Tue61°54°14%
- Wed77°52°14%
- Thu71°60°37%
- Fri68°63°48%
- Sat74°60°20%
- Sun63°53°22%
- Mon77°51°40%
- Tue72°54°39%
- Wed78°51°34%
- Thu78°61°56%
- Fri82°60°49%
- Sat83°62°40%
- Sun78°60°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 — Saranac Lake
SPC includes Saranac Lake 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 Saranac Lake
- 12983