Quinebaug, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Quinebaug weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle12%0.02″88°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain74%0.64″70°59°-18°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain77%0.56″61°59°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—81°56°+20°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers14%0.12″84°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—90°66°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle40%—85°61°-5°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 31. 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Quinebaug at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 06262
15-Day Forecast — Quinebaug
- Sun88°71°12%
- Mon70°59°74%
- Tue61°59°77%
- Wed81°56°20%
- Thu84°59°14%
- Fri90°66°47%
- Sat85°61°40%
- Sun80°65°28%
- Mon84°56°20%
- Tue84°59°24%
- Wed85°65°44%
- Thu84°60°39%
- Fri84°55°30%
- Sat86°56°32%
- Sun94°69°39%
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 — Quinebaug
SPC has placed Quinebaug 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 Quinebaug
- 06255
- 06262
- 06245