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Cos Cob, Connecticut Weather

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

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

Cos Cob, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:22 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
61%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:27 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Cos Cob, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCos Cob, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 73°H 98°
Cos Cob, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    27%
    98°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    73%
    0.38″
    87°72°-11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    89%
    2.6″
    72°63°-15°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    70%
    0.14″
    64°57°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    85°54°+21°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    87°67°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    90°68°+3°
Cos Cob, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 5°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the wnw.
Cos Cob, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.2
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.2
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.81006.91008.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Cos Cob, CT
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 6 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 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
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
5.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 31

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cos Cob, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.7mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
12:22 UTC · Cos Cob, 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
12:22 UTC · Cos Cob, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cos Cob, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cos Cob, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cos Cob, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
1:27 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cos Cob, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cos Cob, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cos Cob at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 06807

16-Day Forecast — Cos Cob

  1. Sat98°76°27%
  2. Sun87°72°73%
  3. Mon72°63°89%
  4. Tue64°57°70%
  5. Wed85°54°15%
  6. Thu87°67°17%
  7. Fri90°68°39%
  8. Sat78°70°27%
  9. Sun70°66°28%
  10. Mon69°62°21%
  11. Tue75°63°22%
  12. Wed82°62°23%
  13. Thu95°72°27%
  14. Fri95°75°43%
  15. Sat85°74°43%
  16. Sun86°69°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 — Cos Cob

SPC has placed Cos Cob 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 Cos Cob

  • 06807

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.