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Sandy Hook, Connecticut Weather

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

Sandy Hook weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sandy Hook, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:21 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
65%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Sandy Hook, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSandy Hook, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 71°H 96°
Sandy Hook, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    96°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    0.02″
    86°71°-10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    83%
    5.1″
    71°61°-15°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Rain
    70%
    0.60″
    61°57°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°51°+23°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    15%
    87°61°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    90°65°+3°
Sandy Hook, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · backing 6°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
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 5 · pk 19 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the wnw.
Sandy Hook, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.1
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.47 inHg
Now
998.1
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.5997.2997.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sandy Hook, CT
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 6 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 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
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
5.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 28

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Sandy Hook, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.2mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
12:21 UTC · Sandy Hook, 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
12:21 UTC · Sandy Hook, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sandy Hook, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sandy Hook, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sandy Hook, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
1:24 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sandy Hook, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sandy Hook, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sandy Hook 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.

ZIP code: 06482

16-Day Forecast — Sandy Hook

  1. Sat96°74°38%
  2. Sun86°71°60%
  3. Mon71°61°83%
  4. Tue61°57°70%
  5. Wed84°51°7%
  6. Thu87°61°15%
  7. Fri90°65°36%
  8. Sat76°66°25%
  9. Sun68°63°28%
  10. Mon67°60°18%
  11. Tue69°60°22%
  12. Wed85°59°26%
  13. Thu94°68°26%
  14. Fri93°69°36%
  15. Sat85°70°35%
  16. Sun84°63°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 — Sandy Hook

SPC has placed Sandy Hook 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 Sandy Hook

  • 06482

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.