Poplar Plains, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Poplar Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle35%—97°76°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain76%0.14″87°72°-10°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers86%3.9″71°62°-16°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle67%0.14″62°58°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—84°53°+22°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy15%—85°64°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—90°67°+5°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Poplar Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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
- Sat97°76°35%
- Sun87°72°76%
- Mon71°62°86%
- Tue62°58°67%
- Wed84°53°11%
- Thu85°64°15%
- Fri90°67°37%
- Sat78°69°27%
- Sun70°65°29%
- Mon68°62°20%
- Tue75°62°20%
- Wed82°60°23%
- Thu95°70°27%
- Fri95°73°43%
- Sat84°72°43%
- Sun87°66°37%
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 — Poplar Plains
SPC has placed Poplar Plains 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 Poplar Plains
- 06880