Lake Placid, New York Weather
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Lake Placid weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——75°51°—
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle83%0.06″71°59°-4°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle77%0.12″60°45°-11°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——73°43°+13°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear——79°52°+6°
- WednesdayJun 10Mostly Clear19%—84°55°+5°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast39%—83°60°-1°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
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
- 4:07 AM
- Moonset
- 1:49 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Lake Placid at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (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 — Lake Placid
SPC has placed Lake Placid in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.