Salamanca, New York Weather
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Salamanca weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Rain66%0.47″78°68°—
- MondayAug 3Rain52%0.13″75°64°-3°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——85°56°+10°
- WednesdayAug 5T-storm w/ Hail40%—84°63°-1°
- ThursdayAug 6T-storm w/ Hail55%—87°66°+3°
- FridayAug 7Thunderstorm62%0.30″78°67°-9°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle42%—83°64°+5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 5h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Salamanca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 14779
16-Day Forecast — Salamanca
- Sun78°68°66%
- Mon75°64°52%
- Tue85°56°3%
- Wed84°63°40%
- Thu87°66°55%
- Fri78°67°62%
- Sat83°64°42%
- Sun87°68°37%
- Mon80°65°29%
- Tue77°55°24%
- Wed82°54°25%
- Thu82°64°45%
- Fri79°68°39%
- Sat92°70°29%
- Sun77°59°26%
- Mon83°56°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Salamanca
SPC has placed Salamanca in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.
Sun & seasons in Salamanca
Salamanca sits in Cattaraugus County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 16m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 6m — a swing of +6h 10m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
New York, the state’s largest city, lies about 268 miles to the ESE. The nearest town Salamanca tracks is Buffalo, roughly 51 miles to the N.
ZIP codes in Salamanca
- 14779