Wantagh, NY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Clear 39°F
Feels Like 36°F  
Humidity 56% Dew Point 25°F Wind NW 4 MPH Gusts 8 Barometer 29.87 in.
Solar Rad 1 w/m2
Report from a personal weather station 1.7 mi. SSW of central Wantagh
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Partly Cloudy, Low 19F
 
19
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Increasing Clouds, High 36F, Low 31F
36
31
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Rain, High 43F, Low 30F
20%
43
30
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 42F, Low 27F
42
27
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Sunny, High 37F, Low 20F
37
20
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Partly Sunny, High 40F, Low 32F
40
32
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Mostly Cloudy, High 45F, Low 35F
45
35

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Warming trend through the week with high temperatures climbing from 36°F to 45°F. Unsettled weather expected with rain on most days, including one day with wintry mix.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 45°F with lows around 31°F.

This Date in Weather History

1786 - The first of two great early December storms began. The storm produced 18 inches of snow at Morristown NJ, and twenty inches of snow at New Haven CT. It also resulted in high tides at Nantucket which did great damage.

More on this and other weather history

Wantagh, NY 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Increasing Clouds

Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of snow before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Dec 6

Rain

Day: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind around 6 mph.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Monday Dec 8

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 37.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

Tuesday Dec 9

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Wednesday Dec 10

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

Rain

Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Thursday Dec 11

Rain

Day: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.


About Wantagh, NY

Wantagh ( won-TAW) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, United States. The population was 18,613 at the time of the 2020 census. Wantagh is known as "The Gateway to Jones Beach".

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