Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shelburne Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—83°66°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain67%0.11″78°65°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers77%1.2″63°57°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—83°54°+20°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—89°60°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%—84°64°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast23%—80°57°-4°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 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 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Shelburne Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 01370
16-Day Forecast — Shelburne Falls
- Sun83°66°15%
- Mon78°65°67%
- Tue63°57°77%
- Wed83°54°19%
- Thu89°60°23%
- Fri84°64°31%
- Sat80°57°23%
- Sun75°59°22%
- Mon80°55°21%
- Tue89°60°24%
- Wed83°65°20%
- Thu78°58°21%
- Fri84°60°26%
- Sat88°62°17%
- Sun77°63°23%
- Mon83°66°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.
ZIP codes in Shelburne Falls
- 01370