Popponesset, Massachusetts Weather
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Popponesset weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain85%0.61″77°69°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle71%0.05″75°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers84%0.69″70°61°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—76°62°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——80°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—89°67°+9°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast15%—80°66°-9°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 2.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Popponesset at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Popponesset
- Sun77°69°85%
- Mon75°67°71%
- Tue70°61°84%
- Wed76°62°23%
- Thu80°65°6%
- Fri89°67°19%
- Sat80°66°15%
- Sun68°59°15%
- Mon73°59°19%
- Tue77°59°20%
- Wed83°68°15%
- Thu80°63°29%
- Fri82°62°19%
- Sat80°72°45%
- Sun84°69°23%
- Mon84°73°33%
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 — Popponesset
SPC includes Popponesset 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 Popponesset
- 02649