North Eastham, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Eastham weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle57%0.02″79°64°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle60%0.02″73°64°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers74%0.53″68°61°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle21%0.02″70°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——81°63°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%0.01″82°69°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast16%—76°66°-6°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 23.2 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.78 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 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.2 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
North Eastham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — North Eastham
- Sun79°64°57%
- Mon73°64°60%
- Tue68°61°74%
- Wed70°62°21%
- Thu81°63°7%
- Fri82°69°21%
- Sat76°66°16%
- Sun66°61°15%
- Mon69°60°15%
- Tue76°58°19%
- Wed80°69°15%
- Thu81°67°22%
- Fri84°65°16%
- Sat82°71°39%
- Sun81°69°20%
- Mon83°70°34%
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 — North Eastham
SPC includes North Eastham 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 North Eastham
- 02642