Housatonic, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Housatonic weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast27%—81°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast63%—75°65°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle85%0.01″64°59°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—82°55°+18°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—88°61°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast47%—81°65°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast28%—80°58°-1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 19.0 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.0 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Housatonic at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above 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: 01236
16-Day Forecast — Housatonic
- Sun81°67°27%
- Mon75°65°63%
- Tue64°59°85%
- Wed82°55°16%
- Thu88°61°22%
- Fri81°65°47%
- Sat80°58°28%
- Sun74°59°20%
- Mon83°55°19%
- Tue87°62°26%
- Wed81°62°24%
- Thu75°56°22%
- Fri83°56°29%
- Sat87°59°23%
- Sun79°64°32%
- Mon82°65°45%
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 — Housatonic
SPC includes Housatonic 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 Housatonic
- 01236
- 01230