Speculator, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Speculator weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle52%—76°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——77°58°+1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle38%0.24″67°58°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers49%1.5″58°55°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle15%—74°54°+16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%0.01″75°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%0.01″68°63°-7°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 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 overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Speculator at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 12164
16-Day Forecast — Speculator
- Sat76°64°52%
- Sun77°58°1%
- Mon67°58°38%
- Tue58°55°49%
- Wed74°54°15%
- Thu75°61°26%
- Fri68°63°48%
- Sat75°59°22%
- Sun68°53°23%
- Mon76°52°35%
- Tue69°52°34%
- Wed76°51°35%
- Thu77°61°48%
- Fri81°58°49%
- Sat81°63°43%
- Sun76°58°46%
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 — Speculator
SPC includes Speculator 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 Speculator
- 12164