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Wading River, New York Weather

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

Wading River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Wading River, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:03 PM
94
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
41%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
Wading River, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWading River, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 72°H 95°
Wading River, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    44%
    0.45″
    95°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    32%
    0.45″
    85°71°-10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    84%
    0.21″
    71°67°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    81%
    0.17″
    70°63°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    25%
    76°63°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    84°68°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    87°70°+3°
Wading River, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
256° · backing 10°
Direction
WSW
256°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 253SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the wsw.
Wading River, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.9
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.9
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.21007.51007.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Wading River, 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
Wading River, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.3mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
20:03 UTC · Wading River, 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
20:03 UTC · Wading River, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wading River, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wading River, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wading River, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:26 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wading River, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 PM
Moonset
9:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wading River, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wading River 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: 11792

16-Day Forecast — Wading River

  1. Sat95°74°44%
  2. Sun85°71°32%
  3. Mon71°67°84%
  4. Tue70°63°81%
  5. Wed76°63°25%
  6. Thu84°68°8%
  7. Fri87°70°33%
  8. Sat87°74°33%
  9. Sun82°70°20%
  10. Mon73°67°20%
  11. Tue78°67°19%
  12. Wed83°66°25%
  13. Thu86°71°45%
  14. Fri90°70°35%
  15. Sat89°72°27%
  16. Sun90°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 — Wading River

SPC has placed Wading River 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.

ZIP codes in Wading River

  • 11933
  • 11792

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.