Cedar Crest, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cedar Crest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle32%0.01″75°68°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle66%0.03″74°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers79%0.62″67°61°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—76°62°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Foggy——88°62°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%0.01″85°67°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast14%—75°66°-10°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 22.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 26.0 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 22.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 26.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cedar Crest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°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.
16-Day Forecast — Cedar Crest
- Sun75°68°32%
- Mon74°66°66%
- Tue67°61°79%
- Wed76°62°25%
- Thu88°62°7%
- Fri85°67°35%
- Sat75°66°14%
- Sun67°63°12%
- Mon71°60°18%
- Tue80°56°20%
- Wed88°65°14%
- Thu83°60°26%
- Fri89°59°15%
- Sat89°63°35%
- Sun77°67°24%
- Mon81°70°39%
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 — Cedar Crest
SPC includes Cedar Crest in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Cedar Crest
- 02050
- 02020
- 02041