Valley Cottage, New York Weather
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Valley Cottage weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast59%—96°76°—
- SundayJul 5Showers57%0.73″89°71°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers90%0.19″71°68°-18°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle79%0.06″68°61°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—81°61°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—90°70°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle54%—86°70°-4°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 3.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Valley Cottage at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 10989
16-Day Forecast — Valley Cottage
- Sat97°76°59%
- Sun89°71°57%
- Mon71°68°90%
- Tue68°61°79%
- Wed81°61°27%
- Thu90°70°15%
- Fri86°70°54%
- Sat86°73°35%
- Sun84°68°26%
- Mon77°65°23%
- Tue82°67°24%
- Wed88°64°28%
- Thu89°68°41%
- Fri93°71°45%
- Sat91°73°34%
- Sun91°75°39%
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 — Valley Cottage
SPC has placed Valley Cottage in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.
ZIP codes in Valley Cottage
- 10994
- 10989