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West Sand Lake, New York Weather

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

West Sand Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

West Sand Lake, NY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:08 PM
83
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
86°
Humidity
52%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
West Sand Lake, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Sand Lake, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 67°H 84°
West Sand Lake, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    84°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    83°67°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    62%
    1.5″
    73°61°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    65%
    1.0″
    64°59°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    78°58°+14°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    0.02″
    84°62°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    80°63°-4°
West Sand Lake, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
291° · veering 10°
Direction
WNW
291°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
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 5 · pk 22 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the wnw.
West Sand Lake, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.7
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.7
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.8987.1987.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
West Sand Lake, NY
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48 — 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
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
2.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
West Sand Lake, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
62%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.8mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
20:08 UTC · West Sand Lake, 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
20:08 UTC · West Sand Lake, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Sand Lake, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Sand Lake, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Sand Lake, NY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:48 AM
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Sand Lake, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Sand Lake, NY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Sand Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 12196

16-Day Forecast — West Sand Lake

  1. Sat84°70°29%
  2. Sun83°67°13%
  3. Mon73°61°62%
  4. Tue64°59°65%
  5. Wed78°58°20%
  6. Thu84°62°28%
  7. Fri80°63°58%
  8. Sat75°66°36%
  9. Sun74°59°26%
  10. Mon76°57°28%
  11. Tue78°58°32%
  12. Wed83°54°35%
  13. Thu80°61°69%
  14. Fri89°62°45%
  15. Sat87°65°48%
  16. Sun77°67°47%

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 Sand Lake

SPC has placed West Sand Lake 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 West Sand Lake

  • 12018
  • 12196

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.