Medford, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Medford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°67°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle63%0.02″76°63°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain72%0.63″64°60°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—72°59°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—84°57°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%0.02″84°62°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast15%—83°55°-1°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 4 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Medford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°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: 02155
15-Day Forecast — Medford
- Sun83°67°9%
- Mon76°63°63%
- Tue64°60°72%
- Wed72°59°28%
- Thu84°57°13%
- Fri84°62°36%
- Sat83°55°15%
- Sun84°60°12%
- Mon67°56°18%
- Tue81°53°19%
- Wed86°62°15%
- Thu90°60°26%
- Fri89°68°19%
- Sat87°68°27%
- Sun92°65°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Medford
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 — Medford
SPC includes Medford 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 Medford
- 02155
- 02153
- 02156