Weather in Brighton Beach

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:03 pm (EDT)

Now · overcast 56 °F

Feels like: 53 °F
Low / high: 44 / 61 °F
Rain: 1%
Wind: 7 mph S

→ 30.39 inHg · steady

Today in Brighton Beach: overcast, 44 °F to 61 °F, with a 1% chance of rain and a light breeze from the south (7 mph). Tomorrow, mainly clear, 51 °F to 68 °F and a 1% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 70 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (19%).

Measured now at the airport

New York/Downtown (KJRB), 8.9 mi away · 7 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature59 °F

Wind3 mph from the east

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

61° 44°
Today
68° 51°
Thu 29
70° 56°
Fri 30
61° 50°
Sat 31
63° 50°
Sun 1
66° 53°
Mon 2
67° 55°
Tue 3
66° 56°
Wed 4
66° 57°
Thu 5
65° 57°
Fri 6
62° 53°
Sat 7
59° 42°
Sun 8
55° 38°
Mon 9
54° 39°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	44 / 61 °F	1%	9 mph ESE	1.0 ft	9:40 am · 10:08 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Mainly clear	51 / 68 °F	1%	9 mph SW	0.9 ft	10:34 am · 11:08 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Partly cloudy	56 / 70 °F	4%	13 mph WNW	1.1 ft	11:34 am	NBM
Sat 31	Partly cloudy	50 / 61 °F	0%	11 mph NNW	0.8 ft	12:13 am · 12:39 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	50 / 63 °F	0%	7 mph SW	0.8 ft	1:19 am · 12:43 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Partly cloudy	53 / 66 °F	8%	7 mph SW	0.7 ft	1:22 am · 1:43 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	55 / 67 °F	10% · 0.02 in	9 mph E	0.7 ft	2:22 am · 2:43 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Partly cloudy	56 / 66 °F	19% · 0.61 in	11 mph E	1.1 ft	3:22 am · 3:43 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Overcast	57 / 66 °F	41% · 0.71 in	13 mph ESE	1.9 ft	4:19 am · 4:39 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light rain	57 / 65 °F	43% · 0.64 in	13 mph WSW	3.8 ft	5:10 am · 5:29 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light rain	53 / 62 °F	24% · 0.16 in	11 mph WNW	3.4 ft	5:54 am · 6:14 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Partly cloudy	42 / 59 °F	15% · 0.04 in	10 mph NW	2.8 ft	6:33 am · 6:56 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Mainly clear	38 / 55 °F	14%	5 mph N	1.5 ft	7:11 am · 7:36 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	39 / 54 °F	14%	5 mph NNE	1.4 ft	7:47 am · 8:17 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 2:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy
Temperature	50°	46°	45°	49°	60°	61°	57°	55°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	3 SSE	4 NE	4 NNE	6 NNE	2 NE	9 SE	6 SSE	7 S
Humidity	64%	79%	60%	62%	48%	63%	71%	76%
UV	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	61°	69°	70°	59°	63°	67°	69°
AIFS	62°	68°	70°	59°	61°	68°	71°
GFS	59°	67°	69°	57°	59°	62°	62°
ICON	59°	66°	69°	58°	63°	67°	69°
HRRR	61°	65°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	61°	68°	70°	61°	63°	66°	67°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	515	821	1026	516	516	421	717
AIFS	6	9	13	8	5	7	7
GFS	810	1223	2127	1526	1313	812	119
ICON	612	714	1225	613	614	613	1428
HRRR	913	1118	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	711	915	1321	1118	710	711	914
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	2%	2%	2%	0%	0%	3%	4%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	3%	27%	39%
NBM (NOAA)	1%	1%	4%	0%	0%	8%	10%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer and a bit wetter.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +7.9 °F	Above +55%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	54° / 42°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal	53° / 43°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +39%	50° / 41°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +31%	48° / 39°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit above +21%
December	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +31%
January	Above +3.6 °F	A bit above +46%
February	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +38%
March	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +35%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Brighton Beach climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Brighton Beach is from May to September: highs of 70 °F to 84 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 8 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Brighton Beach, about 3 every 10 years. The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

40° 27°

JanJ
42° 27°

FebF
49° 33°

MarM
60° 43°

AprA
70° 52°

MayM
79° 62°

JunJ
84° 68°

JulJ
83° 67°

AugA
76° 60°

SepS
65° 49°

OctO
55° 40°

NovN
45° 32°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	40°	27°	3.43 in	7	3.4	43°	4.3 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	42°	27°	3.00 in	7	4.8	40°	4.1 ft	–
MarchMar	49°	33°	4.22 in	9	5.5	41°	4.2 ft	–
AprilApr	60°	43°	3.65 in	9	5.9	46°	4.1 ft	–
MayMay	70°	52°	3.53 in	9	6.5	55°	3.4 ft	–
JuneJun	79°	62°	4.20 in	10	7.0	65°	2.9 ft	1
JulyJul	84°	68°	4.52 in	10	7.3	72°	2.8 ft	3
AugustAug	83°	67°	4.46 in	10	6.7	73°	2.9 ft	2
SeptemberSep	76°	60°	3.87 in	8	5.9	70°	4.0 ft	2
OctoberOct	65°	49°	4.11 in	7	4.7	63°	4.3 ft	–
NovemberNov	55°	40°	3.44 in	7	3.9	55°	4.2 ft	–
DecemberDec	45°	32°	3.96 in	8	3.2	48°	4.1 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	43°	4.3 ft	–
Feb	40°	4.1 ft	–
Mar	41°	4.2 ft	–
Apr	46°	4.1 ft	–
May	55°	3.4 ft	–
Jun	65°	2.9 ft	1
Jul	72°	2.8 ft	3
Aug	73°	2.9 ft	2
Sep	70°	4.0 ft	2
Oct	63°	4.3 ft	–
Nov	55°	4.2 ft	–
Dec	48°	4.1 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 46.39 in of rain on about 101 days and about 1,950 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now56 °Ffeels like 53 °F

Tomorrow51 / 68 °F

It's 56 °F now (feels like 53 °F). Today, 44 °F to 61 °F; tomorrow, 51 °F to 68 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 1%
Thu 29 1%
Fri 30 4%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 0%
Mon 2 8%
Tue 3 10% 0.02 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 1%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 19% and 0.61 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity73%

Dew point47 °F

Humidity is 73% now and the dew point is 47 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now13 migood

Clouds81%

Visibility is good now (13 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Thu 29: 3 · Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 3

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.2030.40 30.03

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.22 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 81

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Tue 27	Mainly clear	51 / 62 °F	7 mph N
Mon 26	Clear sky	44 / 71 °F	5 mph W
Sun 25	Clear sky	38 / 66 °F	4 mph W
Sat 24	Overcast	38 / 62 °F	5 mph NNW
Fri 23	Overcast	46 / 60 °F	9 mph N
Thu 22	Partly cloudy	47 / 66 °F	10 mph N
Wed 21	Overcast	46 / 62 °F	9 mph N

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Clear sky	48 / 67 °F	0	10 mph N
Mon 19	Clear sky	42 / 63 °F	0	4 mph NNE
Sun 18	Clear sky	39 / 57 °F	0	7 mph N
Sat 17	Light drizzle	44 / 63 °F	0.08 in	10 mph NNW
Fri 16	Light rain	57 / 74 °F	0.25 in	10 mph SW
Thu 15	Overcast	56 / 66 °F	0	8 mph NNE
Wed 14	Drizzle	65 / 77 °F	0.07 in	8 mph WSW
Tue 13	Overcast	54 / 70 °F	0	8 mph SSW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	54 / 71 °F	0.02 in	9 mph N
Sun 11	Rain	55 / 60 °F	2.28 in	10 mph NE
Sat 10	Overcast	51 / 69 °F	0	5 mph ENE
Fri 9	Overcast	50 / 73 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Thu 8	Partly cloudy	55 / 75 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Wed 7	Mainly clear	45 / 66 °F	0	7 mph SSW
Tue 6	Clear sky	48 / 62 °F	0	8 mph NW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	55 / 69 °F	0.01 in	13 mph WNW
Sun 4	Drizzle	56 / 60 °F	0.08 in	7 mph NE
Sat 3	Overcast	60 / 71 °F	0	8 mph NNE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	67 / 84 °F	0.02 in	9 mph WSW
Thu 1	Light drizzle	63 / 75 °F	0.01 in	6 mph SSW
Wed 30	Overcast	58 / 75 °F	0	4 mph WNW
Tue 29	Overcast	60 / 70 °F	0	6 mph NW
Mon 28	Light rain	58 / 64 °F	0.51 in	11 mph NNE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Brighton BeachQuestions

What's the weather like today in Brighton Beach?

Overcast, from 44 °F to 61 °F, with a light breeze from the south (7 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Brighton Beach?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 1% (0.00 in): mainly clear.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 44 °F and a high of 70 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.39 inHg and steady: +0.03 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Brighton Beach?

The best time to visit Brighton Beach is from May to September: highs of 70 °F to 84 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Brighton Beach in October?

In October, Brighton Beach normally sees highs of 65 °F and lows of 49 °F, with about 7 rainy days (4.11 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 63 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Brighton Beach?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 84 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 27 °F. The wettest is July (4.52 in) and the driest, February.

When is hurricane season in Brighton Beach?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 8 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Brighton Beach, about 3 every 10 years. The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

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Weather near Brighton Beach

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 12 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:03 pm (local time).

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