Northwest Ithaca, New York Weather
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Northwest Ithaca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——74°44°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast17%—75°56°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm82%0.14″77°58°+2°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm15%—69°53°-8°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle21%—66°49°-3°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle13%0.09″69°49°+3°
- MondayJun 22Drizzle43%0.14″65°52°-4°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 7:54 AM
- Moonset
- 10:52 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Northwest Ithaca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Northwest Ithaca
- Tue74°44°5%
- Wed75°56°17%
- Thu77°58°82%
- Fri69°53°15%
- Sat66°49°21%
- Sun69°49°13%
- Mon65°52°43%
- Tue72°50°15%
- Wed70°58°9%
- Thu73°60°37%
- Fri73°55°36%
- Sat80°56°32%
- Sun88°62°29%
- Mon88°67°53%
- Tue85°67°50%
- Wed82°69°47%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Northwest Ithaca
SPC has placed Northwest Ithaca in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Northwest Ithaca
- 14850