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Leominster, Massachusetts Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Leominster, MA
Sunday, July 5 at 4:40 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
64%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:15 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Leominster, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeominster, MA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 87°
Leominster, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°66°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    59%
    0.04″
    79°63°-8°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Rain
    76%
    0.29″
    63°59°-16°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    30%
    76°56°+13°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    16%
    83°56°+7°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    0.02″
    83°65°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    30%
    83°54°
Leominster, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · veering 44°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 21 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Leominster, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.8993.6996.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leominster, MA
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.99
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Leominster, MA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
63%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.0mi
UNLIMITED
88 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
08:40 UTC · Leominster, MA · 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
08:40 UTC · Leominster, MA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leominster, MA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leominster, MA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leominster, MA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:42 AM
Sunrise
1:15 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leominster, MA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
10:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leominster, MA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leominster at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 01453

15-Day Forecast — Leominster

  1. Sun87°66°6%
  2. Mon79°63°59%
  3. Tue63°59°76%
  4. Wed76°56°30%
  5. Thu83°56°16%
  6. Fri83°65°42%
  7. Sat83°54°30%
  8. Sun80°58°29%
  9. Mon62°54°22%
  10. Tue85°53°25%
  11. Wed83°61°22%
  12. Thu88°58°35%
  13. Fri88°66°25%
  14. Sat84°66°35%
  15. Sun90°64°33%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Leominster

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.

ZIP codes in Leominster

  • 01453

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.