Storrs, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Storrs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle34%0.03″84°70°—
- MondayJul 6Rain76%1.0″70°60°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle74%—69°58°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—76°58°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—80°57°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%0.01″82°63°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast38%—82°54°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, PM10 at 6.8 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
Storrs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- 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 — Storrs
- Sun84°70°34%
- Mon70°60°76%
- Tue69°58°74%
- Wed76°58°18%
- Thu80°57°17%
- Fri82°63°50%
- Sat82°54°38%
- Sun78°57°31%
- Mon63°55°21%
- Tue83°53°21%
- Wed82°60°36%
- Thu84°59°35%
- Fri86°67°28%
- Sat79°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 — Storrs
SPC includes Storrs 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 Storrs
- 06269
- 06268