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Shaded-relief atlas plate of North Hempstead, New York: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
NEW YORK · NASSAU COUNTY

North Hempstead

237,692 people, 170 ft above sea level in Nassau County.

170 ftElevation, city center
237,692People, 2024 estimate
54 sq miLand area
Sunny 70°
Sunny now Dew point 57° · NW 9 mph · high 69°
City of North Hempstead River Interstate 2 miles
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The North Hempstead plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in North Hempstead

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW La Guardia Airport (KLGA) · 3:51 PM
Sunny
70° Sunny Feels like 70° · high of 69° near 4 PM
WindNW 9 mphno gusts
Humidity63%rising to 93% by morning
Pressure29.97 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 57° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 271.24 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Nassau County
NWS Upton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:54 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:48 AM6:41 PM ↓
11 h 52 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
24
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 41, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 57 to 65°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 72° / 60°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69° 59°
0% rain — NNW 2 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
75° 65°
0% rain — SSW 4 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
77° 69°
0% rain — SW 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
82° 63°
30% rain up to 0.1″ W 15 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
71° 58°
20% rain — ENE 9 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
67° 57°
40% rain up to 0.9″ E 9 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 50°
10% rain — NW 17 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over North Hempstead about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the North Atlantic three days ago, and over Ontario a day ago, about 1,360 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Quebec; at 10,000 feet, from the western Atlantic. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

Hempstead NY · 12 MI 12 miles south New York NY · 17 MI 17 miles southwest Philadelphia PA · 94 MI 94 miles southwest Springfield MA · 108 MI 108 miles northeast Providence RI · 137 MI 137 miles northeast Worcester MA · 140 MI 140 miles northeast
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NEW YORK · NASSAU

North Hempstead

237,692 people, 170 ft above sea level in Nassau County.

170 ftElevation
237,692People
54 sq miLand
Sunny 70°
SunnyDew point 57°
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Today in North Hempstead

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 69° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 68° 1%
10p partly cloudy night 65° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 63° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 61° 0%
7a partly cloudy day 59° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 30%
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59
69
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65
75
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69
77
B
Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
63
82
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
58
71
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
57
67
B
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50
67
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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