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Saugatuck, Connecticut Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Saugatuck, CT
Sunday, July 5 at 3:10 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
71%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:27 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Saugatuck, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSaugatuck, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 79% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 67°H 80°
Saugatuck, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    52%
    80°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    79%
    1.0″
    72°65°-8°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    92%
    0.02″
    68°59°-4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    19%
    80°55°+12°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    86°63°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    42%
    0.02″
    84°68°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    30%
    84°61°
Saugatuck, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
078° · backing 177°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 24 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2812SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 177° from the ene.
Saugatuck, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.97 inHg
Now
1015.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+2.9
mb
24h
+4.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091015
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.11008.61015.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Saugatuck, CT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+14 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.8 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
1.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Saugatuck, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.8mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
19:10 UTC · Saugatuck, 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
19:10 UTC · Saugatuck, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Saugatuck, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Saugatuck, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Saugatuck, CT
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
1:27 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Saugatuck, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
11:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Saugatuck, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Saugatuck at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Saugatuck

  1. Sun80°72°52%
  2. Mon72°65°79%
  3. Tue68°59°92%
  4. Wed80°55°19%
  5. Thu86°63°14%
  6. Fri84°68°42%
  7. Sat84°61°30%
  8. Sun82°65°22%
  9. Mon84°67°20%
  10. Tue80°67°14%
  11. Wed81°66°18%
  12. Thu79°64°32%
  13. Fri90°64°23%
  14. Sat87°65°24%
  15. Sun77°67°26%
  16. Mon69°66°27%

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 — Saugatuck

SPC has placed Saugatuck in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Saugatuck

  • 06880
  • 06881

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.