Utica, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Utica weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle62%0.06″79°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——83°65°+4°
- MondayJul 6Showers47%1.0″70°63°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers50%0.31″64°59°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle15%—73°58°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle28%0.02″77°62°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%—76°65°-1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 1.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Utica at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 13501, 13502
16-Day Forecast — Utica
- Sat81°70°62%
- Sun83°68°6%
- Mon70°63°47%
- Tue64°59°50%
- Wed73°58°15%
- Thu77°62°28%
- Fri76°65°50%
- Sat74°63°22%
- Sun74°59°23%
- Mon76°56°26%
- Tue72°58°32%
- Wed77°55°45%
- Thu73°64°45%
- Fri82°62°53%
- Sat84°67°43%
- Sun75°65°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Utica
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 — Utica
SPC has placed Utica in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Utica
- 13501
- 13502
- 13503
- 13504
- 13505
- 13599