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Middletown, Connecticut Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Middletown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Middletown, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:13 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Middletown, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMiddletown, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 71°H 95°
Middletown, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    38%
    0.61″
    95°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    0.02″
    86°71°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    74%
    4.3″
    71°61°-15°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    72%
    1.5″
    61°57°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    83°51°+22°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    86°61°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    90°66°+4°
Middletown, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
295° · backing 5°
Direction
WNW
295°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 21 @ 6:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 443SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the wnw.
Middletown, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.8
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.8
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.51005.11005.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Middletown, CT
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 6 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
5.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 31

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Middletown, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.1mi
UNLIMITED
91 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:13 UTC · Middletown, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:13 UTC · Middletown, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Middletown, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Middletown, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Middletown, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
1:22 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Middletown, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 PM
Moonset
9:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Middletown, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Middletown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 06457, 06459

16-Day Forecast — Middletown

  1. Sat95°72°38%
  2. Sun86°71°44%
  3. Mon71°61°74%
  4. Tue61°57°72%
  5. Wed83°51°10%
  6. Thu86°61°15%
  7. Fri90°66°37%
  8. Sat75°67°27%
  9. Sun73°63°27%
  10. Mon67°62°18%
  11. Tue71°61°18%
  12. Wed86°59°25%
  13. Thu94°68°29%
  14. Fri94°71°31%
  15. Sat86°70°35%
  16. Sun85°63°40%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Middletown

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 — Middletown

SPC includes Middletown 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 Middletown

  • 06457
  • 06459

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.