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Norwalk, Connecticut Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Norwalk weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Norwalk, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:15 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
60%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Norwalk, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorwalk, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 72°H 98°
Norwalk, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    27%
    98°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    77%
    0.52″
    86°72°-12°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    88%
    2.8″
    72°64°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    67%
    0.17″
    65°60°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    80°57°+15°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    16%
    83°69°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    86°70°+3°
Norwalk, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 9°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 26 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the wnw.
Norwalk, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.7
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.21006.41007.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Norwalk, CT
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 6 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

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, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Norwalk, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.1mi
UNLIMITED
111 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:15 UTC · Norwalk, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:15 UTC · Norwalk, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Norwalk, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Norwalk, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Norwalk, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Norwalk, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Norwalk, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Norwalk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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 codes: 06850, 06851, 06853, 06854, 06855

16-Day Forecast — Norwalk

  1. Sat98°76°27%
  2. Sun86°72°77%
  3. Mon72°64°88%
  4. Tue65°60°67%
  5. Wed80°57°13%
  6. Thu83°69°16%
  7. Fri86°70°38%
  8. Sat76°70°27%
  9. Sun71°67°29%
  10. Mon69°63°20%
  11. Tue72°64°21%
  12. Wed77°64°23%
  13. Thu92°73°27%
  14. Fri93°76°43%
  15. Sat83°73°43%
  16. Sun84°70°37%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Norwalk

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 — Norwalk

SPC has placed Norwalk 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 Norwalk

  • 06854
  • 06855
  • 06850
  • 06851
  • 06853
  • 06852
  • 06856
  • 06857
  • 06858

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.