Stafford Springs, Connecticut Weather
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Stafford Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle30%0.02″85°70°—
- MondayJul 6Rain75%0.87″70°60°-15°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle75%0.07″65°58°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—77°58°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—79°57°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%0.02″81°61°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast42%—81°53°0°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 10:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Stafford Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 06076
15-Day Forecast — Stafford Springs
- Sun85°70°30%
- Mon70°60°75%
- Tue65°58°75%
- Wed77°58°18%
- Thu79°57°17%
- Fri81°61°51%
- Sat81°53°42%
- Sun77°57°32%
- Mon63°55°21%
- Tue82°53°23%
- Wed83°61°36%
- Thu85°59°35%
- Fri86°67°28%
- Sat82°65°27%
- Sun87°64°36%
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 — Stafford Springs
SPC includes Stafford Springs 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 Stafford Springs
- 06076