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Waterville, New York Weather

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

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

Waterville, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:05 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
75%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:28 AM
Sunset
4:43 PM
Waterville, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaterville, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 63°H 80°
Waterville, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    0.14″
    77°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    80°63°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    56%
    1.9″
    70°61°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    51%
    0.18″
    61°58°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    69°57°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    0.04″
    75°60°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    74°63°-1°
Waterville, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
299° · veering 5°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the wnw.
Waterville, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.69 inHg
Now
971.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970973
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.6969.9971.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waterville, NY
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Waterville, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.5mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
20:05 UTC · Waterville, 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
20:05 UTC · Waterville, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Waterville, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waterville, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waterville, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
1:28 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
4:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Waterville, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Waterville, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waterville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 13480

16-Day Forecast — Waterville

  1. Sat78°68°64%
  2. Sun80°64°9%
  3. Mon70°61°56%
  4. Tue61°58°51%
  5. Wed69°57°15%
  6. Thu75°60°29%
  7. Fri74°63°50%
  8. Sat73°62°22%
  9. Sun71°57°23%
  10. Mon74°55°24%
  11. Tue70°57°31%
  12. Wed75°53°42%
  13. Thu69°62°42%
  14. Fri80°60°50%
  15. Sat81°63°43%
  16. Sun73°63°43%

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 — Waterville

SPC has placed Waterville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Waterville

  • 13480

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.