Newburyport, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newburyport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——79°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast35%—74°61°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers61%0.66″65°61°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—70°58°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—82°56°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%—83°59°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast14%—81°54°-2°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.98 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 during the projected peak around 4 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Newburyport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 01950
15-Day Forecast — Newburyport
- Sun79°64°1%
- Mon74°61°35%
- Tue65°61°61%
- Wed70°58°27%
- Thu82°56°15%
- Fri83°59°50%
- Sat81°54°14%
- Sun82°59°12%
- Mon67°55°19%
- Tue78°53°18%
- Wed84°62°16%
- Thu88°60°25%
- Fri88°68°19%
- Sat84°67°32%
- Sun90°66°25%
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.
ZIP codes in Newburyport
- 01950