Watertown, New York Weather
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Watertown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——78°56°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——83°58°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers73%0.22″72°60°-11°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle54%—69°52°-3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——73°47°+4°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——78°53°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast12%—79°58°+1°
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 3.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:46 AM
- Moonset
- 12:50 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Watertown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (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 — Watertown
SPC has placed Watertown in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.