New Canaan, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Canaan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle30%0.02″97°76°—
- SundayJul 5Rain78%0.14″86°71°-11°
- MondayJul 6Showers87%3.4″71°62°-15°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle67%0.13″62°58°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—85°53°+23°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—86°63°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%—90°66°+4°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 60 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 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 7 PM.
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 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Canaan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 06840
16-Day Forecast — New Canaan
- Sat97°76°30%
- Sun86°71°78%
- Mon71°62°87%
- Tue62°58°67%
- Wed85°53°12%
- Thu86°63°16%
- Fri90°66°38%
- Sat76°68°28%
- Sun69°64°29%
- Mon68°61°20%
- Tue74°62°21%
- Wed83°60°23%
- Thu95°70°27%
- Fri94°73°43%
- Sat84°71°43%
- Sun85°66°37%
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 — New Canaan
SPC has placed New Canaan 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 New Canaan
- 06840