East Meadow, New York Weather
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East Meadow weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——93°60°—
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle46%—92°64°-1°
- SundayJun 7Showers46%0.09″84°68°-8°
- MondayJun 8Mostly Clear——78°61°-6°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear——85°64°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast11%—86°68°+1°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast18%—79°67°-7°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 24.7 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.88 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 12 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 24.7 µg/m³ (AQI 80) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
NO₂ × Time of day
NO₂ at AQI 32 during overnight — within the expected overnight baseline, no source signature.
- Present
- AQI 32
- Phase
- overnight calm
- Pattern
- traffic typical
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
- 3:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:57 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
East Meadow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (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 — East Meadow
SPC has placed East Meadow in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.
Beaches near East Meadow
- Jones Beach Beach9.1 mi
- Long Beach NY Beach10.4 mi
- Robert Moses Beach16.8 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.