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 5Overcast37%—85°68°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain78%1.4″73°62°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain77%0.07″63°58°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—77°55°+14°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—79°57°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%0.05″82°62°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast27%—83°55°+1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Winsted at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- 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
15-Day Forecast — Winsted
- Sun85°68°37%
- Mon73°62°78%
- Tue63°58°77%
- Wed77°55°20%
- Thu79°57°16%
- Fri82°62°48%
- Sat83°55°27%
- Sun79°57°31%
- Mon69°55°22%
- Tue82°55°22%
- Wed82°62°23%
- Thu82°60°39%
- Fri80°68°34%
- Sat82°64°35%
- Sun86°64°34%
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