Lakes East, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakes East weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain34%0.27″94°72°—
- SundayJul 5Rain72%0.16″85°70°-9°
- MondayJul 6Showers84%0.91″70°63°-15°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers69%—64°58°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——81°55°+17°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—90°63°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—85°65°-5°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 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 4 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lakes East at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.
15-Day Forecast — Lakes East
- Sat94°72°34%
- Sun85°70°72%
- Mon70°63°84%
- Tue64°58°69%
- Wed81°55°7%
- Thu90°63°16%
- Fri85°65°37%
- Sat80°59°26%
- Sun74°65°29%
- Mon84°62°19%
- Tue90°65°21%
- Wed77°62°26%
- Thu84°57°25%
- Fri86°63°42%
- Sat75°66°39%
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 — Lakes East
SPC has placed Lakes East 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 Lakes East
- 06877