Laurel, New York Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Laurel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast——86°68°—
- SundayJun 14Overcast64%—88°63°+2°
- MondayJun 15Light Drizzle64%—75°63°-13°
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——71°61°-4°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle——70°64°-1°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle30%—75°67°+5°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle27%0.06″72°63°-3°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 54 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
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 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 3:27 AM
- Moonset
- 7:26 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Solstice approaches — longest light
Laurel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Laurel
- Sat86°68°0%
- Sun88°63°64%
- Mon75°63°64%
- Tue71°61°2%
- Wed70°64°9%
- Thu75°67°30%
- Fri72°63°27%
- Sat75°61°13%
- Sun77°67°10%
- Mon67°57°26%
- Tue75°58°17%
- Wed73°63°18%
- Thu72°66°19%
- Fri73°66°27%
- Sat77°64°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Laurel
SPC has placed Laurel in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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.
ZIP codes in Laurel
- 11948
- 11952