Yonkers, New York Weather
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Yonkers weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast36%—96°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain60%1.3″88°70°-8°
- MondayJul 6Rain89%0.27″71°69°-17°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle79%0.10″69°62°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—80°61°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—91°71°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle53%—88°73°-3°
AQI 94 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 40 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 104 — 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 104 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 104
- UV peak
- 3.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 104
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Yonkers at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°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 codes: 10701, 10703, 10704, 10705, 10710
16-Day Forecast — Yonkers
- Sat97°74°36%
- Sun88°70°60%
- Mon71°69°89%
- Tue69°62°79%
- Wed80°61°22%
- Thu91°71°13%
- Fri88°73°53%
- Sat86°76°38%
- Sun84°70°26%
- Mon76°66°22%
- Tue83°68°24%
- Wed89°67°28%
- Thu90°72°41%
- Fri94°73°45%
- Sat92°75°34%
- Sun92°77°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Yonkers
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 — Yonkers
SPC has placed Yonkers in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.
Microseason · July 1–5
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Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | — |
| February | — | — |
| March | — | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| August | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| September | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| October | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | winter squash, tomatoes (last) |
| November | — | — |
| December | — | — |
A year in weather
July is Yonkers's warmest stretch (~76°F) and January its coldest (~29°F); precipitation crests in December at 4.2 inches and ebbs in February to 2.9 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 3.5″ | 14 |
| February | 31° | 2.9″ | 13 |
| March | 39° | 3.6″ | 16 |
| April | 51° | 4.0″ | 17 |
| May | 60° | 3.9″ | 18 |
| June | 69° | 3.8″ | 17 |
| July | 76° | 3.6″ | 17 |
| August | 75° | 3.9″ | 17 |
| September | 68° | 3.4″ | 13 |
| October | 57° | 3.3″ | 12 |
| November | 44° | 3.9″ | 13 |
| December | 34° | 4.2″ | 13 |
Regional context
By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Yonkers sees 29°F Januarys and 76°F Julys, a 46°F range, plus around 43.9 inches of precipitation across 180 days.
No season owns Yonkers's rain: December reaches 4.2 inches across 13.2 days and February keeps 2.9 inches on 13.1, an even spread through Yonkers's year. That even rhythm groups Yonkers with places like Bronxville, NY, Tuckahoe, NY and Mount Vernon, NY.
Yonkers's growing window opens around mid-April, once Yonkers's overnight lows stop freezing — sow kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Hold Yonkers's tender crops — tomatoes, peppers, basil — until 10-14 days past Yonkers's last frost. It shuts near mid-November, when freezes return to Yonkers and tender plants need cover. Within Yonkers, cold-air pooling chills low spots by 5-10°F, shifting Yonkers's local frost dates.
Similar climates: Bronxville, NY, Tuckahoe, NY, Mount Vernon, NY, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Greenville, NY.
Naturalist notes
Late May brings the peak migration of warblers through Yonkers, with yellow warblers and American redstarts moving through local parks and wooded areas.
Serviceberry trees typically bloom in mid-April, their white flowers marking one of the earliest native flowering displays in the region.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Yonkers?
- Yonkers's last spring frost lands near mid-April, and in Yonkers the first fall frost follows around mid-November.
- What is the rainy season in Yonkers?
- Rainfall in Yonkers peaks in December near 4.2 inches, out of about 44 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Yonkers?
- July is Yonkers's warmest month, averaging about 76°F.
- What is the coldest month in Yonkers?
- Yonkers bottoms out in January, with a mean near 29°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Yonkers?
- Yonkers's last frost (mid-April) cues hardy greens; in Yonkers, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
- How many rainy days does Yonkers get?
- Yonkers averages about 180 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
- What hardiness zone is Yonkers?
- Yonkers sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 29°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Yonkers?
- Yonkers's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Yonkers?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Yonkers in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Yonkers?
- Current conditions for Yonkers and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Yonkers forecast updated?
- The Yonkers forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Yonkers?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Yonkers are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Yonkers?
- The next few days in Yonkers's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Climate
Yonkers, New York occupies a warm-summer humid continental zone, with January means near 29°F and July around 76°F — a 47°F swing.
Rain and snow bring Yonkers roughly 44 inches a year across approximately 180 measurable-precipitation days.
The 47°F gap between Yonkers's summer and winter, at 40.9°N, shapes Yonkers's frost calendar.
Beaches near Yonkers
- Rockaway Beach25.2 mi
- Jacob Riis Beach26.1 mi
- Long Beach NY27 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 Yonkers
- 10708
- 10703
- 10701
- 10707
- 10705
- 10704
- 10710
- 10702