Lakes West, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakes West weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain73%0.11″92°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers48%0.07″82°71°-10°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain88%1.2″71°60°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain81%0.09″62°59°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—80°53°+18°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle25%0.05″86°59°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%0.01″84°65°-2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 31 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.9 µg/m³.
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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 4h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lakes West at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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 — Lakes West
- Sat92°73°73%
- Sun82°71°48%
- Mon71°60°88%
- Tue62°59°81%
- Wed80°53°23%
- Thu86°59°25%
- Fri84°65°50%
- Sat82°59°26%
- Sun78°60°28%
- Mon82°54°18%
- Tue84°59°24%
- Wed86°64°43%
- Thu81°60°42%
- Fri82°57°29%
- Sat84°59°32%
- Sun93°68°42%
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 — Lakes West
SPC has placed Lakes West in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 West
- 06877