Northford, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Northford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain37%0.15″95°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast51%—85°72°-10°
- MondayJul 6Showers78%5.3″70°62°-15°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain69%0.61″62°58°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°53°+22°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—84°62°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%—89°67°+5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 9:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Northford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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.
ZIP code: 06472
16-Day Forecast — Northford
- Sat95°71°37%
- Sun85°72°51%
- Mon70°62°78%
- Tue62°58°69%
- Wed84°53°9%
- Thu84°62°13%
- Fri89°67°33%
- Sat75°66°25%
- Sun74°64°27%
- Mon67°62°19%
- Tue70°62°17%
- Wed83°60°26%
- Thu93°68°26%
- Fri93°71°36%
- Sat84°71°35%
- Sun85°64°40%
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 — Northford
SPC has placed Northford 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 Northford
- 06472