Yorktown Heights, New York Weather
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Yorktown Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers71%0.49″93°74°—
- SundayJul 5Rain48%0.32″86°70°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers87%0.60″70°65°-16°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle77%0.04″65°59°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—79°58°+14°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle15%—89°65°+10°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle54%0.06″83°65°-6°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70 — 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 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 3.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Yorktown Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 10598
16-Day Forecast — Yorktown Heights
- Sat94°74°71%
- Sun86°70°48%
- Mon70°65°87%
- Tue65°59°77%
- Wed79°58°26%
- Thu89°65°15%
- Fri83°65°54%
- Sat83°69°31%
- Sun79°64°27%
- Mon72°61°24%
- Tue80°62°25%
- Wed87°57°33%
- Thu87°61°52%
- Fri92°64°48%
- Sat89°67°32%
- Sun89°69°46%
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 — Yorktown Heights
SPC has placed Yorktown Heights 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 Yorktown Heights
- 10598