Hicksville, New York Weather
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Hicksville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast18%—83°74°—
- MondayAug 3Heavy Showers53%1.5″80°72°-3°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast39%—84°66°+4°
- WednesdayAug 5Light Showers18%0.12″81°74°-3°
- ThursdayAug 6Light Drizzle33%—86°75°+5°
- FridayAug 7Heavy Drizzle38%0.04″90°77°+4°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle38%0.01″92°76°+2°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 44 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:37 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Hicksville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 11801
16-Day Forecast — Hicksville
- Sun83°74°18%
- Mon80°72°53%
- Tue84°66°39%
- Wed81°74°18%
- Thu86°75°33%
- Fri90°77°38%
- Sat92°76°38%
- Sun97°79°33%
- Mon92°79°26%
- Tue87°76°21%
- Wed84°70°17%
- Thu78°73°40%
- Fri87°75°42%
- Sat81°75°39%
- Sun93°76°30%
- Mon90°75°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Hicksville
SPC has placed Hicksville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.
Sun & seasons in Hicksville
Hicksville sits in Nassau County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 6m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 15m — a swing of +5h 51m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
New York, the state’s largest city, lies about 22 miles to the WSW. The nearest town Hicksville tracks is Queens, roughly 14 miles to the W.
Air quality in Hicksville’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 27). See the full air-quality history for Hicksville.
Beaches near Hicksville
- Jones Beach11.7 mi
- Long Beach NY14 mi
- Robert Moses Beach16.7 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.
ZIP codes in Hicksville
- 11801
- 11802
- 11805
- 11815