Schenectady, New York Weather
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Schenectady weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle24%0.01″89°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast30%—87°67°-2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle52%0.14″73°61°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle48%—80°59°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°56°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—92°62°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%—85°66°-7°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 56. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 56. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Schenectady at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 12302, 12303, 12304, 12305, 12306, 12307, 12308, 12309
16-Day Forecast — Schenectady
- Sat89°72°24%
- Sun87°67°30%
- Mon73°61°52%
- Tue80°59°48%
- Wed87°56°8%
- Thu92°62°31%
- Fri85°66°43%
- Sat88°63°19%
- Sun71°64°34%
- Mon69°62°22%
- Tue73°61°32%
- Wed89°58°33%
- Thu92°67°26%
- Fri87°71°29%
- Sat87°67°21%
- Sun87°60°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Schenectady
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 — Schenectady
SPC includes Schenectady in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Schenectady
- 12305
- 12304
- 12307
- 12309
- 12308
- 12301
- 12325
- 12345