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Cortland, New York Weather

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

Cortland, NY
Thursday, June 4 at 3:36 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
40%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Cortland, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCortland, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 81°
Cortland, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    78°45°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°54°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°59°+5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    77%
    0.44″
    74°60°-12°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    0.01″
    70°57°-4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    72°49°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    74°50°+2°
Cortland, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · backing 6°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 13 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 130SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cortland, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.97 inHg
Now
980.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.2980.5980.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cortland, NY
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Cortland, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.7mi
UNLIMITED
145 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
03:36 UTC ·Cortland, 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
03:36 UTC ·Cortland, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Cortland, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cortland, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cortland, NY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
8:56 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Cortland, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:42 AM
Moonset
12:56 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Cortland, NY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Cortland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 Cortland

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.