Holyoke, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Holyoke weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast32%—85°65°—
- MondayJul 6Rain75%0.23″76°63°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Rain80%0.62″66°57°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—80°53°+14°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—80°56°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%0.02″83°61°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast22%—84°52°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Holyoke at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 01040
15-Day Forecast — Holyoke
- Sun85°65°32%
- Mon76°63°75%
- Tue66°57°80%
- Wed80°53°14%
- Thu80°56°21%
- Fri83°61°33%
- Sat84°52°22%
- Sun79°55°24%
- Mon69°54°22%
- Tue81°53°20%
- Wed83°60°17%
- Thu87°59°39%
- Fri80°66°31%
- Sat82°65°39%
- Sun87°62°33%
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 — Holyoke
SPC includes Holyoke 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 Holyoke
- 01040
- 01041