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South Lansing, New York Weather

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

South Lansing weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

South Lansing, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 8:30 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
79%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Sunset
4:46 PM
South Lansing, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Lansing, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 58% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 65°H 88°
South Lansing, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    58%
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    45%
    83°65°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    0.04″
    71°61°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    31%
    76°58°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°57°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    84°63°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    77°65°-7°
South Lansing, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
318° · veering 72°
Direction
NW
318°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 18 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the nw.
South Lansing, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.9
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.00 inHg
Now
981.9
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.8979.7981.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
South Lansing, NY
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 7 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — 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.

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 14
South Lansing, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.9mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
12:30 UTC · South Lansing, 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
12:30 UTC · South Lansing, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Lansing, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Lansing, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Lansing, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
4:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South Lansing, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Lansing, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Lansing at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — South Lansing

  1. Sat85°70°58%
  2. Sun83°65°45%
  3. Mon71°61°61%
  4. Tue76°58°31%
  5. Wed82°57°8%
  6. Thu84°63°43%
  7. Fri77°65°36%
  8. Sat78°61°26%
  9. Sun73°63°32%
  10. Mon72°62°30%
  11. Tue77°58°34%
  12. Wed85°61°45%
  13. Thu86°66°39%
  14. Fri81°68°71%
  15. Sat80°66°52%
  16. Sun78°61°29%

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 — South Lansing

SPC has placed South Lansing in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 South Lansing

  • 14882

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.