Brightwaters, New York Weather
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Brightwaters weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Clear——82°58°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——73°54°-9°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——78°55°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast18%—81°68°+3°
- SundayJun 7Light Rain61%0.20″77°58°-4°
- MondayJun 8Overcast42%—72°55°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast20%—76°61°+4°
Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.
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 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 3.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 2:46 AM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Brightwaters at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, 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.
Beaches near Brightwaters
- Robert Moses Beach6.6 mi
- Jones Beach Beach15.3 mi
- Long Beach NY Beach22.5 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.