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Simsbury Center, Connecticut Weather

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

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

Simsbury Center, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:17 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
76%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Simsbury Center, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSimsbury Center, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 70°H 94°
Simsbury Center, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    22%
    0.20″
    94°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.02″
    87°69°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    72%
    2.9″
    72°60°-15°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Rain
    64%
    0.17″
    61°59°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    81°57°+20°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    91°63°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    86°66°-5°
Simsbury Center, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · veering 30°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 22 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 209SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Simsbury Center, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.41001.21002.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Simsbury Center, CT
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Simsbury Center, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.6mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
10:17 UTC · Simsbury Center, 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
10:17 UTC · Simsbury Center, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Simsbury Center, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Simsbury Center, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Simsbury Center, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:48 AM
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Simsbury Center, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 PM
Moonset
9:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Simsbury Center, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Simsbury Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Simsbury Center

  1. Sat94°76°22%
  2. Sun87°69°43%
  3. Mon72°60°72%
  4. Tue61°59°64%
  5. Wed81°57°8%
  6. Thu91°63°16%
  7. Fri86°66°35%
  8. Sat84°59°23%
  9. Sun75°62°25%
  10. Mon81°63°16%
  11. Tue91°63°21%
  12. Wed78°64°32%
  13. Thu85°60°32%
  14. Fri91°63°42%
  15. Sat75°66°39%

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 — Simsbury Center

SPC includes Simsbury Center 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 Simsbury Center

  • 06070

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.