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%—83°69°—
- MondayJul 6Rain84%0.99″72°59°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle77%0.02″61°59°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—81°52°+20°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%0.06″85°58°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle53%—82°61°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast28%—81°60°-1°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- 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
- Sun83°69°41%
- Mon72°59°84%
- Tue61°59°77%
- Wed81°52°20%
- Thu85°58°18%
- Fri82°61°53%
- Sat81°60°28%
- Sun78°59°33%
- Mon83°54°19%
- Tue85°57°24%
- Wed82°62°43%
- Thu79°58°42%
- Fri83°55°29%
- Sat85°57°32%
- Sun93°67°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 has placed New Preston 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 New Preston
- 06777