Schenectady, New York Weather
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Schenectady weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——86°56°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——91°62°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Showers66%0.56″85°64°-6°
- SundayJun 7Showers70%0.20″73°60°-12°
- MondayJun 8Overcast19%—76°54°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——84°54°+8°
- WednesdayJun 10Mostly Clear13%—88°57°+4°
AQI 17 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 AM.
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:33 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Schenectady at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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.
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.