Riverton, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riverton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain28%0.09″91°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle44%0.04″86°69°-5°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers72%2.9″73°60°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain62%1.3″62°55°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——86°53°+24°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—88°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle31%0.01″87°67°-1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
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 47 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 9:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Riverton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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: 06065
16-Day Forecast — Riverton
- Sat91°74°28%
- Sun86°69°44%
- Mon73°60°72%
- Tue62°55°62%
- Wed86°53°9%
- Thu88°62°19%
- Fri87°67°31%
- Sat79°66°21%
- Sun71°60°28%
- Mon67°59°17%
- Tue67°60°22%
- Wed85°60°32%
- Thu93°68°32%
- Fri90°68°42%
- Sat86°70°39%
- Sun84°62°40%
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 — Riverton
SPC includes Riverton 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 Riverton
- 06065