Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Bluffs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain88%0.41″77°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle73%0.02″74°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers85%0.29″69°63°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle26%—69°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——72°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle17%—84°66°+12°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast17%—78°66°-6°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 40 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oak Bluffs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 02557
15-Day Forecast — Oak Bluffs
- Sun77°70°88%
- Mon74°68°73%
- Tue69°63°85%
- Wed69°63°26%
- Thu72°63°5%
- Fri84°66°17%
- Sat78°66°17%
- Sun75°64°16%
- Mon78°62°19%
- Tue77°62°19%
- Wed76°65°15%
- Thu80°66°29%
- Fri82°72°19%
- Sat77°69°45%
- Sun81°69°23%
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 — Oak Bluffs
SPC includes Oak Bluffs 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 Oak Bluffs
- 02557