Pleasant Valley, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pleasant Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers22%0.15″90°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle45%0.14″83°67°-7°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers52%2.3″65°60°-18°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain53%0.11″60°58°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Foggy19%—81°57°+21°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—91°62°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—85°64°-6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) 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
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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 9:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pleasant Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Pleasant Valley
- Sat93°74°22%
- Sun83°67°45%
- Mon65°60°52%
- Tue60°58°53%
- Wed81°57°19%
- Thu91°62°18%
- Fri85°64°35%
- Sat82°59°32%
- Sun74°60°26%
- Mon80°62°19%
- Tue89°63°20%
- Wed76°62°32%
- Thu83°57°32%
- Fri88°63°42%
- Sat74°67°39%
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 — Pleasant Valley
SPC includes Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley
- 06063