Northford, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Northford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain67%1.4″93°72°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle40%0.07″82°72°-11°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain85%1.5″70°62°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle81%0.10″65°60°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—81°54°+16°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle19%0.06″82°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%0.02″87°68°+5°
AQI 80 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 35. 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 4h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Northford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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
- Sat93°74°67%
- Sun83°72°40%
- Mon70°62°85%
- Tue65°60°81%
- Wed81°54°24%
- Thu82°61°19%
- Fri87°68°46%
- Sat86°62°26%
- Sun80°62°27%
- Mon83°57°17%
- Tue83°61°19%
- Wed85°67°39%
- Thu85°61°35%
- Fri81°58°30%
- Sat84°60°30%
- Sun91°70°35%
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 — Northford
SPC has placed Northford 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 Northford
- 06472