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Compo, Connecticut Weather

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

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

Compo, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 7:55 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
62%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Compo, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCompo, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 72°H 98°
Compo, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    29%
    98°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    77%
    0.68″
    84°71°-14°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    87%
    3.9″
    71°63°-13°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    67%
    0.14″
    63°59°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    84°53°+21°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    14%
    86°64°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    90°68°+4°
Compo, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · veering 14°
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
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 7 · pk 29 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 238SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the wnw.
Compo, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.85 inHg
Now
1010.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.71009.71010.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Compo, CT
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 6 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
2.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Compo, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.3mi
UNLIMITED
117 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
11:55 UTC · Compo, 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
11:55 UTC · Compo, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Compo, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Compo, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Compo, 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 03m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Compo, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
9:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Compo, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Compo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Compo

  1. Sat98°76°29%
  2. Sun84°71°77%
  3. Mon71°63°87%
  4. Tue63°59°67%
  5. Wed84°53°13%
  6. Thu86°64°14%
  7. Fri90°68°37%
  8. Sat78°69°26%
  9. Sun70°65°28%
  10. Mon69°62°20%
  11. Tue75°62°20%
  12. Wed83°60°23%
  13. Thu95°70°27%
  14. Fri95°73°43%
  15. Sat85°72°43%
  16. Sun88°67°37%

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 — Compo

SPC has placed Compo 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 Compo

  • 06880
  • 06888

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.