Lake Chaffee, Connecticut Weather
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Lake Chaffee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle22%0.02″80°68°—
- MondayJul 6Rain70%0.38″74°60°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain88%0.29″63°56°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—83°52°+20°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—83°59°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%0.01″75°62°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear29%—83°56°+8°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 18.4 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.4 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lake Chaffee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lake Chaffee
- Sun80°68°22%
- Mon74°60°70%
- Tue63°56°88%
- Wed83°52°23%
- Thu83°59°12%
- Fri75°62°48%
- Sat83°56°29%
- Sun79°57°20%
- Mon81°64°24%
- Tue81°63°20%
- Wed79°60°15%
- Thu74°59°35%
- Fri85°58°27%
- Sat85°61°27%
- Sun73°59°24%
- Mon64°63°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Lake Chaffee
SPC includes Lake Chaffee in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Lake Chaffee
- 06278