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Olean, New York Weather

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

Olean, NY
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:27 PM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
33%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Olean, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOlean, NY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 52 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 52°H 78°
Olean, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    76°43°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°52°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    80°55°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Showers
    72%
    0.79″
    80°62°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    51%
    0.02″
    74°54°-6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    77°50°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    82°50°+5°
Olean, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
314° · backing 21°
Direction
NW
314°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 117SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 21° from the nw.
Olean, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.5
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.72 inHg
Now
972.5
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.2969.6971.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Olean, NY
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 49 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
7.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 51
Olean, NY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
122.1mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
18:27 UTC ·Olean, 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
18:27 UTC ·Olean, NY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Olean, NY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Olean, NY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Olean, NY
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:07 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Olean, NY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:12 AM
Moonset
12:03 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Olean, NY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Olean at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 3, 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 — Olean

SPC has placed Olean in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Olean

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.