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 5Drizzle30%0.06″81°69°—
- MondayJul 6Rain74%0.40″69°61°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Rain89%1.1″65°57°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—83°52°+18°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle12%—83°59°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle44%0.02″76°63°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy29%—84°56°+8°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 21.4 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.95 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.4 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
Storrs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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.
16-Day Forecast — Storrs
- Sun81°69°30%
- Mon69°61°74%
- Tue65°57°89%
- Wed83°52°18%
- Thu83°59°12%
- Fri76°63°44%
- Sat84°56°29%
- Sun80°58°20%
- Mon81°65°24%
- Tue81°63°20%
- Wed79°62°15%
- Thu75°60°26%
- Fri86°59°32%
- Sat86°62°31%
- Sun72°60°27%
- Mon65°63°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 — Storrs
SPC includes Storrs in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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