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

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

Guilford Center, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 7:56 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
69%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Guilford Center, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGuilford Center, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 72°H 92°
Guilford Center, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.04″
    92°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    0.02″
    79°71°-13°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    80%
    5.5″
    70°63°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Rain
    69%
    0.70″
    63°59°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    83°55°+20°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    83°65°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    84°69°+1°
Guilford Center, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
289° · veering 25°
Direction
WNW
289°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 7:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 519SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 25° from the wnw.
Guilford Center, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.2
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.2
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.01009.31010.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Guilford Center, CT
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~56 @ 6 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 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
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
2.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
48.7mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
11:56 UTC · Guilford Center, 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
11:56 UTC · Guilford Center, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Guilford Center, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Guilford Center, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Guilford Center, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Guilford Center, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 PM
Moonset
9:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Guilford Center, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Guilford Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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.

16-Day Forecast — Guilford Center

  1. Sat92°74°32%
  2. Sun79°71°53%
  3. Mon70°63°80%
  4. Tue63°59°69%
  5. Wed83°55°10%
  6. Thu83°65°12%
  7. Fri84°69°31%
  8. Sat75°68°23%
  9. Sun72°66°26%
  10. Mon68°63°19%
  11. Tue72°63°16%
  12. Wed79°61°25%
  13. Thu87°69°29%
  14. Fri90°71°31%
  15. Sat83°71°35%
  16. Sun83°66°40%

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 — Guilford Center

SPC has placed Guilford Center 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 Guilford Center

  • 06437

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.