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Branchville, Connecticut Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Branchville, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 4:38 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Branchville, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBranchville, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 73°H 96°
Branchville, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.02″
    96°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    59%
    0.12″
    87°72°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    63%
    0.92″
    71°64°-16°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    54%
    65°59°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    82°56°+17°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    91°64°+9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    86°66°-5°
Branchville, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · backing 13°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 22 @ 4:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 386SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the nw.
Branchville, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.51 inHg
Now
999.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.9998.4999.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Branchville, CT
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Branchville, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.2mi
UNLIMITED
99 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
08:38 UTC · Branchville, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:38 UTC · Branchville, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Branchville, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Branchville, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Branchville, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Branchville, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Branchville, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Branchville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Branchville

  1. Sat96°73°32%
  2. Sun87°72°59%
  3. Mon71°64°63%
  4. Tue65°59°54%
  5. Wed82°56°20%
  6. Thu91°64°19%
  7. Fri86°66°31%
  8. Sat81°60°31%
  9. Sun75°66°29%
  10. Mon85°62°18%
  11. Tue91°66°18%
  12. Wed78°63°26%
  13. Thu85°58°25%
  14. Fri87°64°42%
  15. Sat75°67°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Branchville

SPC has placed Branchville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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.

ZIP codes in Branchville

  • 06877

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.