Lake Chaffee, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Chaffee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle26%0.04″86°70°—
- MondayJul 6Rain75%1.2″69°58°-17°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain75%0.42″59°58°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—80°54°+21°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle16%0.11″80°57°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%0.01″88°64°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast41%—83°60°-5°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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: 3°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.
15-Day Forecast — Lake Chaffee
- Sun86°70°26%
- Mon69°58°75%
- Tue59°58°75%
- Wed80°54°18%
- Thu80°57°16%
- Fri88°64°50%
- Sat83°60°41%
- Sun77°62°31%
- Mon82°55°21%
- Tue82°57°23%
- Wed82°64°44%
- Thu82°59°39%
- Fri82°55°30%
- Sat84°54°32%
- Sun92°67°39%
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 has placed Lake Chaffee 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 Lake Chaffee
- 06278