Cortland West, New York Weather
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Cortland West weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——79°46°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——84°58°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle67%0.07″76°62°-8°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers58%0.01″65°53°-11°
- MondayJun 8Partly Cloudy——72°46°+7°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy——77°50°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy17%—81°59°+4°
Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 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 34 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
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
- 4:11 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Cortland West at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 2 (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 5, 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 — Cortland West
SPC has placed Cortland West 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.