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West Mountain, Connecticut Weather

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

West Mountain weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

West Mountain, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 6:39 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
78%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
West Mountain, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Mountain, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 70°H 93°
West Mountain, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    34%
    0.29″
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    78%
    0.20″
    84°70°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    85%
    0.90″
    69°63°-15°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    68%
    65°58°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    81°55°+16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    89°62°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    83°64°-6°
West Mountain, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · backing 26°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 22 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 309SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the w.
West Mountain, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.4982.1982.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Mountain, CT
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 5 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 during the projected peak around 5 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
West Mountain, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.0mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
10:39 UTC · West Mountain, 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
10:39 UTC · West Mountain, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Mountain, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Mountain, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Mountain, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
1:26 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Mountain, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Mountain, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Mountain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — West Mountain

  1. Sat93°71°34%
  2. Sun84°70°78%
  3. Mon69°63°85%
  4. Tue65°58°68%
  5. Wed81°55°7%
  6. Thu89°62°16%
  7. Fri83°64°37%
  8. Sat80°58°27%
  9. Sun74°64°29%
  10. Mon83°61°19%
  11. Tue88°65°21%
  12. Wed76°60°26%
  13. Thu83°56°25%
  14. Fri86°62°42%
  15. Sat73°65°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 — West Mountain

SPC has placed West Mountain in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 West Mountain

  • 06877

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.