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Lackawanna, New York Weather

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Lackawanna weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lackawanna, NY
Friday, June 5 at 12:19 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
36%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Lackawanna, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLackawanna, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 78°
Lackawanna, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    77°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    78°58°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    57%
    0.14″
    74°61°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    18%
    72°58°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    78°51°+6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    80°60°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    19%
    85°65°+5°
Lackawanna, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · veering 51°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 18 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2311SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 51° from the sw.
Lackawanna, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.42 inHg
Now
996.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.5996.1996.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lackawanna, NY
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
+39 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 61 now. AQI up 39 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lackawanna, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
19%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
110.1mi
UNLIMITED
137 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
00:19 UTC ·Lackawanna, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:19 UTC ·Lackawanna, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lackawanna, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lackawanna, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lackawanna, NY
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:05 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lackawanna, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:23 AM
Moonset
2:13 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lackawanna, NY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lackawanna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 — Lackawanna

SPC has placed Lackawanna in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Lackawanna

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.