West Babylon, New York Weather
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West Babylon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Partly Cloudy——85°56°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——90°60°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle41%0.02″91°63°+1°
- SundayJun 7Showers41%0.56″84°67°-7°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——77°60°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——84°64°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy10%—83°67°-1°
AQI 90 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 39 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.71 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 50 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
West Babylon 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 — West Babylon
SPC has placed West Babylon 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 West Babylon
- Robert Moses Beach7.9 mi
- Jones Beach Beach11.3 mi
- Long Beach NY Beach17.9 mi
Each linked page shows live water temperature, wave height, swim and surf verdicts, tides, and rip-current risk from NDBC + NOAA + NWS data.