Lake Pocotopaug, Connecticut Weather
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Lake Pocotopaug weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle38%—94°78°—
- SundayJul 5Rain42%0.21″84°70°-10°
- MondayJul 6Showers73%3.5″70°60°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers73%2.0″60°56°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy10%—82°50°+22°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy16%—85°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%—88°65°+3°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 9:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lake Pocotopaug at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lake Pocotopaug
- Sat94°78°38%
- Sun84°70°42%
- Mon70°60°73%
- Tue60°56°73%
- Wed82°50°10%
- Thu85°59°16%
- Fri88°65°39%
- Sat74°66°28%
- Sun72°61°26%
- Mon66°61°19%
- Tue69°61°19%
- Wed85°59°25%
- Thu94°67°29%
- Fri92°68°31%
- Sat84°69°35%
- Sun84°61°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 — Lake Pocotopaug
SPC includes Lake Pocotopaug in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Pocotopaug
- 06424