Hicksville, New York Weather
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Hicksville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:50 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast32%0.03″69°60°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast25%—66°57°-3°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——65°57°-1°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast10%—68°55°+3°
- FridaySep 25Rain45%1.1″59°53°-9°
- SaturdaySep 26Rain45%0.48″59°55°0°
- SundaySep 27Rain38%0.60″59°56°0°
Air quality now AQI 53 · Moderate
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:28 PM
- Moonset
- 1:10 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Hicksville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 65°F (high 69°F, low 60°F), 2°F below the 67°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 2 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 9 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Hicksville
- Mon69°60°32%
- Tue66°57°25%
- Wed65°57°6%
- Thu68°55°10%
- Fri59°53°45%
- Sat59°55°45%
- Sun59°56°38%
- Mon60°59°11%
- Tue61°59°11%
- Wed61°60°15%
- Thu68°60°15%
- Fri69°56°10%
- Sat76°60°14%
- Sun76°63°26%
- Mon68°61°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Late season
As of September 21, the first frost (around November 12) is about 7 weeks away. Frost-tender plants keep producing until then. This city's planting calendar for September: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
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
Air quality in Hicksville’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 27).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
July is Hicksville's warmest stretch (~77°F) and January its coldest (~34°F); precipitation crests in March at 4.4 inches and ebbs in February to 3.0 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 3.6″ | 11 |
| February | 36° | 3.0″ | 10 |
| March | 43° | 4.4″ | 11 |
| April | 53° | 3.8″ | 11 |
| May | 62° | 3.1″ | 11 |
| June | 71° | 3.8″ | 9 |
| July | 77° | 4.0″ | 9 |
| August | 75° | 3.9″ | 9 |
| September | 69° | 4.1″ | 8 |
| October | 58° | 4.0″ | 8 |
| November | 48° | 3.4″ | 9 |
| December | 40° | 4.2″ | 11 |
Regional context
Similar climates Jericho, NY, New Cassel, NY, Bethpage, NY
In Hicksville, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 34°F and July near 77°F — a 43°F seasonal arc — with about 45.3 inches of precipitation over 114 rainy or snowy days.
No season owns Hicksville's rain: March reaches 4.4 inches across 10.5 days and February keeps 3.0 inches on 9.5, an even spread through Hicksville's year. That even rhythm groups Hicksville with places like Jericho, NY, New Cassel, NY and Bethpage, NY.
Hicksville reaches its last hard frost near April 2; that is the cue for peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Hicksville's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Hicksville's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. Frost returns to Hicksville near November 12, ending the tender-crop season. That date is a median: Hicksville freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Jericho, NY, New Cassel, NY, Bethpage, NY, Salisbury, NY, Levittown, NY.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Hicksville?
- In Hicksville, expect the last spring frost near April 2; Hicksville's first autumn frost comes around November 12.
- What is the rainy season in Hicksville?
- Rainfall in Hicksville peaks in March near 4.4 inches, out of about 45 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Hicksville?
- On average July tops the year in Hicksville at about 77°F.
- What is the coldest month in Hicksville?
- The coldest stretch in Hicksville falls in January, around 34°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Hicksville?
- In Hicksville, sow peas and hardy greens around April 2; Hicksville's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- How many rainy days does Hicksville get?
- Hicksville records around 114 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Hicksville?
- Since January in Hicksville averages 34°F, Hicksville's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Hicksville?
- Hicksville's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Hicksville?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Hicksville in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Hicksville?
- Current conditions for Hicksville and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Hicksville forecast updated?
- The Hicksville forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Hicksville?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Hicksville are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Hicksville?
- The next few days in Hicksville's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Hicksville sits at 40.8°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
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