East Meadow, New York Weather
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East Meadow weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Mostly Clear——86°55°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——92°59°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle43%—90°65°-2°
- SundayJun 7Showers43%0.57″84°68°-6°
- MondayJun 8Clear——78°61°-6°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——85°64°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Mostly Clear10%—86°68°+1°
Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 50 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 85 by mid-afternoon.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 85 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 85
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.4 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:57 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
East Meadow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 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 — East Meadow
SPC has placed East Meadow in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.
Beaches near East Meadow
- Jones Beach Beach9.1 mi
- Long Beach NY Beach10.4 mi
- Robert Moses Beach16.8 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.