Pawcatuck, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pawcatuck weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain28%0.13″96°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain41%3.7″80°69°-16°
- MondayJul 6Showers73%1.3″68°63°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers73%0.39″68°59°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—77°57°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—85°64°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—87°65°+2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 91 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.90 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 9:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pawcatuck at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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: 06379
15-Day Forecast — Pawcatuck
- Sat96°76°28%
- Sun80°69°41%
- Mon68°63°73%
- Tue68°59°73%
- Wed77°57°12%
- Thu85°64°11%
- Fri87°65°28%
- Sat80°62°23%
- Sun74°63°21%
- Mon84°65°18%
- Tue91°65°18%
- Wed82°63°27%
- Thu83°59°30%
- Fri84°63°31%
- Sat81°67°35%
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 — Pawcatuck
SPC includes Pawcatuck 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 Pawcatuck
- 06379