Ridge, New York Weather
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Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——82°51°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——81°54°-1°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——86°55°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast21%—91°67°+5°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers64%0.06″75°56°-16°
- MondayJun 8Overcast43%—75°53°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast16%—82°56°+7°
Ozone at AQI 80 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 by mid-afternoon.
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 80 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.68 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 2:45 AM
- Moonset
- 11:44 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (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 3, 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.
Beaches near Ridge
- Robert Moses Beach28.1 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.