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Old Saybrook Center, Connecticut Weather

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

Old Saybrook Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Old Saybrook Center, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:34 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
61%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Sunset
4:25 PM
Old Saybrook Center, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOld Saybrook Center, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 72°H 94°
Old Saybrook Center, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    0.05″
    94°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    48%
    80°70°-14°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    77%
    5.0″
    69°64°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    68%
    1.1″
    64°59°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    80°57°+16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    79°66°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    80°69°+1°
Old Saybrook Center, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
280° · veering 25°
Direction
W
280°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 25° from the w.
Old Saybrook Center, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.85 inHg
Now
1010.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.41009.91010.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Old Saybrook Center, CT
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~100 @ 7 PM

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 100 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
5.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 30

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Old Saybrook Center, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.8mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
12:34 UTC · Old Saybrook Center, 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
12:34 UTC · Old Saybrook Center, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Old Saybrook Center, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Old Saybrook Center, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Old Saybrook Center, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:25 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Old Saybrook Center, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 PM
Moonset
9:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Old Saybrook Center, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Old Saybrook Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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.

16-Day Forecast — Old Saybrook Center

  1. Sat94°75°43%
  2. Sun80°70°48%
  3. Mon69°64°77%
  4. Tue64°59°68%
  5. Wed80°57°12%
  6. Thu79°66°12%
  7. Fri80°69°28%
  8. Sat73°69°23%
  9. Sun71°65°24%
  10. Mon68°63°19%
  11. Tue71°64°16%
  12. Wed75°62°25%
  13. Thu83°70°29%
  14. Fri85°73°31%
  15. Sat81°71°35%
  16. Sun81°68°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 — Old Saybrook Center

SPC includes Old Saybrook Center 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 Old Saybrook Center

  • 06475

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.