New Preston, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Preston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast41%—82°69°—
- MondayJul 6Rain84%0.82″72°60°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle77%—67°58°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—78°54°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—78°57°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle53%—81°62°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast28%—83°54°+2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Preston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — New Preston
- Sun82°69°41%
- Mon72°60°84%
- Tue67°58°77%
- Wed78°54°20%
- Thu78°57°18%
- Fri81°62°53%
- Sat83°54°28%
- Sun79°56°33%
- Mon67°56°19%
- Tue83°54°24%
- Wed82°61°43%
- Thu82°60°42%
- Fri81°67°29%
- Sat82°63°32%
- Sun85°64°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 — New Preston
SPC includes New Preston 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 New Preston
- 06777