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Schenectady, New York Weather

Fireflies rise from the lawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Schenectady weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Schenectady, NY
Thursday, June 4 at 4:54 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
32%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Schenectady, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSchenectady, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 87°
Schenectady, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    85°47°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    87°58°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°62°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    66%
    0.21″
    84°64°-7°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    80°58°-4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    19%
    78°54°-2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    85°54°+7°
Schenectady, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
195° · veering 150°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Schenectady, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.9
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.9
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.51007.31008.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Schenectady, NY
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Schenectady, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
110.9mi
UNLIMITED
150 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:54 UTC ·Schenectady, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:54 UTC ·Schenectady, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Schenectady, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Schenectady, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Schenectady, NY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
8:46 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
1:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Schenectady, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:33 AM
Moonset
12:46 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Schenectady, NY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Schenectady at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 4, 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.

ZIP codes in Schenectady

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.