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Saratoga Springs, New York Weather

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

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

Saratoga Springs, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:09 PM
86
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
51%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Saratoga Springs, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSaratoga Springs, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 64°H 86°
Saratoga Springs, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    35%
    86°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°64°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    53%
    0.77″
    74°63°-13°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    57%
    1.4″
    62°59°-12°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    79°58°+17°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    28%
    86°63°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    82°64°-4°
Saratoga Springs, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
265° · steady
Direction
W
265°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the w.
Saratoga Springs, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.9
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.53 inHg
Now
999.9
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001001
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.3999.8999.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Saratoga Springs, NY
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
2.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Saratoga Springs, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.5mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
20:09 UTC · Saratoga Springs, 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
20:09 UTC · Saratoga Springs, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Saratoga Springs, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Saratoga Springs, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Saratoga Springs, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Saratoga Springs, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Saratoga Springs, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Saratoga Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 12866

16-Day Forecast — Saratoga Springs

  1. Sat87°70°35%
  2. Sun87°67°4%
  3. Mon74°63°53%
  4. Tue62°59°57%
  5. Wed79°58°16%
  6. Thu86°63°28%
  7. Fri82°64°55%
  8. Sat80°65°26%
  9. Sun70°59°22%
  10. Mon80°58°30%
  11. Tue79°60°30%
  12. Wed81°55°39%
  13. Thu83°61°52%
  14. Fri88°62°44%
  15. Sat90°65°33%
  16. Sun81°67°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Saratoga Springs

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 — Saratoga Springs

SPC has placed Saratoga Springs in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Saratoga Springs

  • 12866

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.