Northampton, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Northampton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast29%—86°65°—
- MondayJul 6Rain72%0.20″78°64°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Rain80%0.93″67°58°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—81°53°+14°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—82°56°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%0.02″83°62°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast21%—84°54°+1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Northampton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 01060, 01063
15-Day Forecast — Northampton
- Sun86°65°29%
- Mon78°64°72%
- Tue67°58°80%
- Wed81°53°17%
- Thu82°56°22%
- Fri83°62°31%
- Sat84°54°21%
- Sun80°56°24%
- Mon70°55°22%
- Tue83°55°22%
- Wed85°61°17%
- Thu86°59°32%
- Fri80°67°27%
- Sat82°67°35%
- Sun88°63°36%
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 — Northampton
SPC includes Northampton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Northampton
- 01060
- 01062
- 01063
- 01053
- 01061