Winsted, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Winsted weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain46%0.20″80°69°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle75%0.28″68°63°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Rain89%1.4″68°57°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—84°54°+16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle12%—87°61°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%0.01″74°62°-13°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast28%—83°57°+9°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.0 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Winsted at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 06098
16-Day Forecast — Winsted
- Sun80°69°46%
- Mon68°63°75%
- Tue68°57°89%
- Wed84°54°23%
- Thu87°61°12%
- Fri74°62°35%
- Sat83°57°28%
- Sun81°59°20%
- Mon83°64°19%
- Tue74°61°18%
- Wed76°58°18%
- Thu72°59°32%
- Fri84°60°35%
- Sat83°61°28%
- Sun73°61°29%
- Mon65°64°29%
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 — Winsted
SPC includes Winsted 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 Winsted
- 06098