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South Windham, Connecticut Weather

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

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

South Windham, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:08 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
65%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:19 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
South Windham, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Windham, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 70°H 94°
South Windham, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    19%
    0.17″
    94°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    39%
    86°70°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    73%
    2.7″
    71°60°-15°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    73%
    2.0″
    61°56°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    84°55°+23°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    86°59°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    89°65°+3°
South Windham, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
295° · steady
Direction
WNW
295°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 222SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wnw.
South Windham, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.3997.4997.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
South Windham, CT
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 6 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.

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 2.5Good
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 36

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
South Windham, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.0mi
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
12:08 UTC · South Windham, 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
12:08 UTC · South Windham, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Windham, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Windham, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Windham, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:46 AM
Sunrise
1:19 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
4:26 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South Windham, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 PM
Moonset
9:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Windham, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Windham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 06266

16-Day Forecast — South Windham

  1. Sat94°76°19%
  2. Sun86°70°39%
  3. Mon71°60°73%
  4. Tue61°56°73%
  5. Wed84°55°11%
  6. Thu86°59°14%
  7. Fri89°65°39%
  8. Sat75°66°28%
  9. Sun74°61°24%
  10. Mon65°61°18%
  11. Tue69°61°20%
  12. Wed86°59°27%
  13. Thu93°66°30%
  14. Fri92°69°31%
  15. Sat86°69°35%
  16. Sun84°61°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 — South Windham

SPC includes South Windham 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 South Windham

  • 06226
  • 06266

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.