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Altamont, New York Weather

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

Altamont, NY
Wednesday, June 17 at 2:49 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
52%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:17 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
Altamont, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAltamont, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 64°H 80°
Altamont, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Rain
    14%
    0.12″
    79°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    0.06″
    86°64°+7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Thunderstorm
    75°61°-11°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    72°58°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    14%
    73°52°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Rain
    55%
    0.15″
    73°55°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Overcast
    28%
    78°53°+5°
Altamont, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
015° · veering 116°
Direction
NNE
015°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 13 @ 12:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4913SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 116° from the nne.
Altamont, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.0
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.29 inHg
Now
992.0
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.3991.1992.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Altamont, NY
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 2.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 2.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
2.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Altamont, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.7mi
UNLIMITED
108 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
18:49 UTC · Altamont, 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
18:49 UTC · Altamont, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Altamont, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Altamont, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Altamont, NY
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
1:17 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Altamont, NY
The moon
Waxing Crescent
10% illuminated
Moonrise
7:44 AM
Moonset
10:42 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Altamont, NY
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Honeysuckle sweetens the night

plant
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Altamont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Altamont

  1. Wed79°54°14%
  2. Thu86°64°39%
  3. Fri75°61°2%
  4. Sat72°58°6%
  5. Sun73°52°14%
  6. Mon73°55°55%
  7. Tue78°53°28%
  8. Wed83°58°10%
  9. Thu74°59°44%
  10. Fri74°55°39%
  11. Sat75°55°32%
  12. Sun63°61°23%
  13. Mon63°60°52%
  14. Tue78°63°43%
  15. Wed81°58°33%
  16. Thu77°63°48%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Altamont

SPC has placed Altamont in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Altamont

  • 12009

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.