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Route 7 Gateway, Connecticut Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Route 7 Gateway weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Route 7 Gateway, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:15 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
65%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Route 7 Gateway, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoute 7 Gateway, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 71°H 95°
Route 7 Gateway, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    47%
    0.10″
    95°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    75%
    0.14″
    85°71°-10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    85%
    3.6″
    71°61°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    69%
    0.52″
    61°57°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°52°+23°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    16%
    87°61°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    89°65°+2°
Route 7 Gateway, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
287° · steady
Direction
WNW
287°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 23 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 241SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wnw.
Route 7 Gateway, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.9994.5995.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Route 7 Gateway, CT
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 6 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
5.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 31

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Route 7 Gateway, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.6mi
UNLIMITED
99 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:15 UTC · Route 7 Gateway, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:15 UTC · Route 7 Gateway, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Route 7 Gateway, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Route 7 Gateway, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Route 7 Gateway, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Route 7 Gateway, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Route 7 Gateway, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Route 7 Gateway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Route 7 Gateway

  1. Sat95°75°47%
  2. Sun85°71°75%
  3. Mon71°61°85%
  4. Tue61°57°69%
  5. Wed84°52°7%
  6. Thu87°61°16%
  7. Fri89°65°37%
  8. Sat75°67°27%
  9. Sun67°63°29%
  10. Mon67°60°19%
  11. Tue71°60°21%
  12. Wed84°58°26%
  13. Thu94°68°25%
  14. Fri93°72°42%
  15. Sat84°70°39%
  16. Sun84°63°34%

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 — Route 7 Gateway

SPC has placed Route 7 Gateway 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 Route 7 Gateway

  • 06877

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.