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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

Winsted, CT
Sunday, July 5 at 4:41 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
64%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Winsted, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWinsted, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 66% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 64°H 80°
Winsted, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    46%
    0.20″
    80°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    75%
    0.28″
    68°63°-12°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Rain
    89%
    1.4″
    68°57°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    23%
    84°54°+16°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    87°61°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.01″
    74°62°-13°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    28%
    83°57°+9°
Winsted, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 128°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Winsted, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.0
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.0
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+2.7
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984990
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.7983.8988.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Winsted, CT
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

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
Winsted, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
82%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.8mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
20:41 UTC · Winsted, 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
20:41 UTC · Winsted, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Winsted, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Winsted, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Winsted, CT
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
1:23 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Winsted, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
11:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Winsted, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sun80°69°46%
  2. Mon68°63°75%
  3. Tue68°57°89%
  4. Wed84°54°23%
  5. Thu87°61°12%
  6. Fri74°62°35%
  7. Sat83°57°28%
  8. Sun81°59°20%
  9. Mon83°64°19%
  10. Tue74°61°18%
  11. Wed76°58°18%
  12. Thu72°59°32%
  13. Fri84°60°35%
  14. Sat83°61°28%
  15. Sun73°61°29%
  16. 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

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.