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Mansfield Center, Massachusetts Weather

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

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

Mansfield Center, MA
Sunday, July 5 at 6:25 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
74%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:15 AM
Sunset
4:23 PM
Mansfield Center, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMansfield Center, MA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 65°H 85°
Mansfield Center, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    85°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    74%
    82°65°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    83%
    0.14″
    65°60°-17°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    21%
    74°57°+9°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    82°56°+8°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.01″
    85°63°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    21%
    85°54°
Mansfield Center, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
012° · veering 89°
Direction
NNE
012°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 20 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 193SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the nne.
Mansfield Center, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+3.1
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.01004.31007.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Mansfield Center, MA
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-16 in 6hPeak ~35 @ 4 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 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 4 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.99
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Mansfield Center, MA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.8mi
UNLIMITED
95 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
10:25 UTC · Mansfield Center, 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
10:25 UTC · Mansfield Center, MA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mansfield Center, MA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mansfield Center, MA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mansfield Center, 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 08m
Sunset
4:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mansfield Center, MA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
10:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mansfield Center, MA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mansfield Center 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.

15-Day Forecast — Mansfield Center

  1. Sun85°71°28%
  2. Mon82°65°74%
  3. Tue65°60°83%
  4. Wed74°57°21%
  5. Thu82°56°7%
  6. Fri85°63°41%
  7. Sat85°54°21%
  8. Sun79°58°14%
  9. Mon63°55°19%
  10. Tue83°53°19%
  11. Wed83°60°16%
  12. Thu86°60°28%
  13. Fri88°68°23%
  14. Sat85°67°32%
  15. Sun89°65°31%

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 — Mansfield Center

SPC includes Mansfield Center 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 Mansfield Center

  • 02048

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.