Peabody, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Peabody weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——80°67°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast58%—74°62°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers70%0.59″64°59°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—70°59°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—82°56°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%0.02″83°60°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—81°56°-2°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 22.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 25.7 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 during the projected peak around 5 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 22.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 25.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Peabody at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 01960
15-Day Forecast — Peabody
- Sun80°67°4%
- Mon74°62°58%
- Tue64°59°70%
- Wed70°59°28%
- Thu82°56°14%
- Fri83°60°36%
- Sat81°56°13%
- Sun83°60°11%
- Mon67°55°18%
- Tue79°53°18%
- Wed84°62°14%
- Thu89°60°26%
- Fri89°68°19%
- Sat88°68°27%
- Sun92°65°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Peabody
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 Peabody
- 01960
- 01961