Riverton, Connecticut Weather
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riverton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Rain90%0.72″70°65°—
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle52%0.02″73°63°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——86°57°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——91°65°+5°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle43%—88°67°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy25%—85°64°-3°
- SundayJul 12Overcast22%—86°62°+1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 6 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.0 µg/m³.
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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 6 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 6h 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 12:09 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
Riverton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 06065
15-Day Forecast — Riverton
- Mon70°65°90%
- Tue73°63°52%
- Wed86°57°8%
- Thu91°65°6%
- Fri88°67°43%
- Sat85°64°25%
- Sun86°62°22%
- Mon81°62°26%
- Tue82°59°19%
- Wed86°59°18%
- Thu66°64°20%
- Fri81°61°33%
- Sat76°53°32%
- Sun79°55°30%
- Mon85°62°41%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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