Pittsfield, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pittsfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast29%—81°66°—
- MondayJul 6Rain71%0.57″72°64°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers73%0.65″63°57°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—79°53°+16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%0.02″77°56°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast40%—75°58°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast25%—78°50°+3°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pittsfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 01201
15-Day Forecast — Pittsfield
- Sun81°66°29%
- Mon72°64°71%
- Tue63°57°73%
- Wed79°53°16%
- Thu77°56°30%
- Fri75°58°40%
- Sat78°50°25%
- Sun77°58°22%
- Mon66°54°19%
- Tue82°54°25%
- Wed79°60°24%
- Thu80°59°42%
- Fri77°66°30%
- Sat81°65°46%
- Sun84°62°52%
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 — Pittsfield
SPC includes Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield
- 01201
- 01202
- 01203