MacDonnell Heights, New York Weather
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MacDonnell Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——85°49°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——90°58°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers37%0.02″91°66°+1°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle37%0.05″81°57°-10°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——79°49°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——86°52°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast11%—90°56°+4°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — 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 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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
- 3:59 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
MacDonnell Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (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 — MacDonnell Heights
SPC has placed MacDonnell Heights in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.