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Pomfret, Maryland Weather

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

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

Pomfret, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 7:15 PM
79
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
78°
Humidity
70%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Pomfret, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPomfret, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 53% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 74°H 98°
Pomfret, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    53%
    0.40″
    101°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    40%
    0.03″
    98°74°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    83%
    0.01″
    89°72°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    80%
    0.01″
    86°68°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    41%
    0.86″
    77°69°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    95°67°+18°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    97°71°+2°
Pomfret, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · backing 81°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 4
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 4 · pk 24
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 387SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Pomfret, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.3
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.3
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.91004.41007.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Pomfret, MD
Air quality
106
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+52 in 6h

AQI 106 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 52 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.3 µg/m³.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Pomfret, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
1.8mi
MIST/HAZE
103 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
23:15 UTC · Pomfret, MD · 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
23:15 UTC · Pomfret, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pomfret, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pomfret, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pomfret, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pomfret, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pomfret, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pomfret at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 20675

16-Day Forecast — Pomfret

  1. Sat101°77°53%
  2. Sun98°74°40%
  3. Mon89°72°83%
  4. Tue86°68°80%
  5. Wed77°69°41%
  6. Thu95°67°12%
  7. Fri97°71°38%
  8. Sat95°69°39%
  9. Sun83°67°28%
  10. Mon81°66°24%
  11. Tue88°63°18%
  12. Wed92°67°41%
  13. Thu91°67°43%
  14. Fri93°70°43%
  15. Sat97°69°39%
  16. Sun89°69°37%

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 — Pomfret

SPC has placed Pomfret in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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 Pomfret

  • 20675

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.