Taunton, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taunton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle44%0.02″83°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle75%0.02″80°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain83%0.07″65°62°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—73°58°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——78°57°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm37%—86°63°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast22%—83°55°-3°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 22.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 24.0 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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 22.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 24.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Taunton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 02780
15-Day Forecast — Taunton
- Sun83°70°44%
- Mon80°66°75%
- Tue65°62°83%
- Wed73°58°22%
- Thu78°57°6%
- Fri86°63°37%
- Sat83°55°22%
- Sun79°58°13%
- Mon64°56°18%
- Tue82°53°19%
- Wed81°61°15%
- Thu83°61°28%
- Fri86°69°23%
- Sat83°67°32%
- Sun87°65°31%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Taunton
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 — Taunton
SPC includes Taunton 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 Taunton
- 02780
- 02767
- 02718