Watchtower, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watchtower weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain58%0.68″95°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain46%2.7″86°72°-9°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers89%2.7″72°64°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers75%0.46″64°60°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—79°59°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle13%0.01″90°63°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle59%0.01″82°65°-8°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 3.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Watchtower at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Watchtower
- Sat95°73°58%
- Sun86°72°46%
- Mon72°64°89%
- Tue64°60°75%
- Wed79°59°19%
- Thu90°63°13%
- Fri82°65°59%
- Sat84°68°26%
- Sun74°62°29%
- Mon79°60°23%
- Tue83°62°31%
- Wed87°56°33%
- Thu85°61°48%
- Fri92°63°42%
- Sat90°66°46%
- Sun83°68°49%
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 — Watchtower
SPC has placed Watchtower 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 Watchtower
- 12589