Rensselaer Falls, New York Weather
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Rensselaer Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——78°53°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast16%—83°54°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Rain86%0.07″73°62°-10°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers55%0.04″67°53°-6°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——76°49°+9°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——79°54°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast15%—82°55°+3°
Ozone at AQI 78. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 78. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
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
- 4:14 AM
- Moonset
- 1:54 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Rensselaer Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 14 (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 — Rensselaer Falls
SPC has placed Rensselaer Falls 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.