Riverside, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riverside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers55%0.15″81°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain90%3.4″74°64°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle86%0.04″71°62°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—74°59°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—82°64°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—84°70°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast27%—80°62°-4°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Riverside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 06878
15-Day Forecast — Riverside
- Sun81°73°55%
- Mon74°64°90%
- Tue71°62°86%
- Wed74°59°22%
- Thu82°64°20%
- Fri84°70°47%
- Sat80°62°27%
- Sun80°65°24%
- Mon72°60°19%
- Tue81°60°21%
- Wed84°68°19%
- Thu86°69°26%
- Fri84°71°26%
- Sat84°67°35%
- Sun85°70°34%
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 — Riverside
SPC has placed Riverside 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 Riverside
- 06878