Poplar Plains, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Poplar Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle58%0.03″95°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers64%0.17″84°73°-11°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain90%2.4″73°62°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle85%0.06″66°61°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—76°55°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%0.01″83°63°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%0.02″89°68°+6°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 32. 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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 4.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Poplar Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.
16-Day Forecast — Poplar Plains
- Sat95°76°58%
- Sun84°73°64%
- Mon73°62°90%
- Tue66°61°85%
- Wed76°55°22%
- Thu83°63°23%
- Fri89°68°48%
- Sat85°63°27%
- Sun78°62°24%
- Mon83°58°18%
- Tue83°63°22%
- Wed88°67°36%
- Thu85°64°34%
- Fri83°61°30%
- Sat85°62°32%
- Sun92°72°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 — Poplar Plains
SPC has placed Poplar Plains 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 Poplar Plains
- 06880