West Babylon, New York Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Babylon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast33%—100°76°—
- SundayJul 5Rain70%0.29″85°71°-15°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers86%0.40″72°69°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers72%0.67″69°63°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—84°61°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy19%—82°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%—89°71°+7°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 32 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Babylon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 11704
16-Day Forecast — West Babylon
- Sat100°76°33%
- Sun85°71°70%
- Mon72°69°86%
- Tue69°63°72%
- Wed84°61°15%
- Thu82°70°19%
- Fri89°71°33%
- Sat80°73°21%
- Sun73°67°24%
- Mon71°66°16%
- Tue79°65°18%
- Wed81°68°20%
- Thu92°74°24%
- Fri94°79°30%
- Sat82°77°30%
- Sun88°73°29%
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 — West Babylon
SPC has placed West Babylon 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.
Beaches near West Babylon
- Robert Moses Beach7.9 mi
- Jones Beach11.3 mi
- Long Beach NY17.9 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.
ZIP codes in West Babylon
- 11704