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Sound Beach, New York Weather

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

Sound Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sound Beach, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:06 PM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
39%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:25 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Sound Beach, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSound Beach, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 46% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 71°H 95°
Sound Beach, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    46%
    0.18″
    95°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    33%
    0.22″
    86°71°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    84%
    0.18″
    69°66°-17°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    81%
    0.04″
    69°62°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    27%
    78°62°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    86°67°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    36%
    91°69°+5°
Sound Beach, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · backing 17°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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 9 · pk 26 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 224SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the wsw.
Sound Beach, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.4
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.63 inHg
Now
1003.4
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.61002.91003.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Sound Beach, NY
Air quality
101
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+48 in 6hPeak ~132 @ 11 PM

AQI 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 48 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 142 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
13.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
162μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 142 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 142
UV peak
3.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 142

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Sound Beach, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
91.5mi
UNLIMITED
96 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
20:06 UTC · Sound Beach, 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
20:06 UTC · Sound Beach, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sound Beach, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sound Beach, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sound Beach, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
1:25 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sound Beach, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sound Beach, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sound Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 11789

16-Day Forecast — Sound Beach

  1. Sat95°74°46%
  2. Sun86°71°33%
  3. Mon69°66°84%
  4. Tue69°62°81%
  5. Wed78°62°27%
  6. Thu86°67°8%
  7. Fri91°69°36%
  8. Sat88°73°35%
  9. Sun85°69°21%
  10. Mon73°66°21%
  11. Tue78°65°20%
  12. Wed85°63°25%
  13. Thu88°70°45%
  14. Fri93°69°35%
  15. Sat90°72°27%
  16. Sun92°73°42%

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 — Sound Beach

SPC has placed Sound Beach in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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.

Beaches near Sound Beach

Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.

ZIP codes in Sound Beach

  • 11789

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.