New Hempstead, New York Weather
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New Hempstead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——77°53°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast27%—77°58°0°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm49%0.03″88°62°+11°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——82°60°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——76°53°-6°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——78°53°+2°
- MondayJun 22Drizzle34%0.28″62°51°-16°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
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- Moonrise
- 6:32 AM
- Moonset
- 9:46 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
New Hempstead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — New Hempstead
- Tue77°53°0%
- Wed77°58°27%
- Thu88°62°49%
- Fri82°60°5%
- Sat76°53°2%
- Sun78°53°9%
- Mon62°51°34%
- Tue81°50°31%
- Wed79°55°11%
- Thu76°56°19%
- Fri81°63°22%
- Sat81°65°33%
- Sun89°69°35%
- Mon88°62°34%
- Tue99°66°36%
- Wed96°72°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — New Hempstead
SPC has placed New Hempstead in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 New Hempstead
- 10977