Norton Center, Massachusetts Weather
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Norton Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle33%0.01″85°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast74%—81°66°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain84%0.16″65°61°-16°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—73°57°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——80°56°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%0.01″85°63°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast21%—84°55°-1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 22.4 µg/m³ (AQI 76) with a 0.93 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 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 22.4 µg/m³ (AQI 76) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Norton Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 — Norton Center
- Sun84°71°33%
- Mon81°66°74%
- Tue65°61°84%
- Wed73°57°22%
- Thu80°56°6%
- Fri85°63°40%
- Sat84°55°21%
- Sun79°57°14%
- Mon63°56°20%
- Tue84°53°19%
- Wed83°60°16%
- Thu85°60°28%
- Fri88°68°23%
- Sat84°67°32%
- Sun88°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 — Norton Center
SPC includes Norton 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 Norton Center
- 02766