Cayuga Heights, New York Weather
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Cayuga Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——82°48°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——87°61°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers76%0.26″75°63°-12°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle53%—70°57°-5°
- MondayJun 8Foggy——72°51°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——75°52°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast18%—79°55°+4°
Ozone at AQI 63 now. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 by mid-afternoon.
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 63 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:42 AM
- Moonset
- 12:58 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Cayuga Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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 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 — Cayuga Heights
SPC has placed Cayuga Heights in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.