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Schenectady, New York Weather

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

Schenectady, NY
Thursday, June 4 at 4:32 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
24%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Schenectady, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSchenectady, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 87°
Schenectady, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    87°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°61°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    64%
    0.08″
    83°64°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    81°57°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    79°52°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    83°52°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    88°57°+5°
Schenectady, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
266° · veering 12°
Direction
W
266°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 14 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1811SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 12° from the w.
Schenectady, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.41005.41005.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Schenectady, NY
Air quality
27
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 53 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 40
Schenectady, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
144.7mi
UNLIMITED
151 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
16:32 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
16:32 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
8:45 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
1:05 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Schenectady, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
3:33 AM
Moonset
12:46 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Schenectady, NY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Schenectady at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Schenectady

SPC has placed Schenectady in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 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.