The Pinehills, Massachusetts Weather
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The Pinehills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle50%0.02″80°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle72%0.02″77°64°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers80%0.35″68°61°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle24%0.01″70°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——81°63°+11°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm31%0.05″83°69°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—73°67°-10°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 23.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 28.6 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 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 28.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
The Pinehills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°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.
16-Day Forecast — The Pinehills
- Sun80°70°50%
- Mon77°64°72%
- Tue68°61°80%
- Wed70°62°24%
- Thu81°63°6%
- Fri83°69°31%
- Sat73°67°13%
- Sun67°63°12%
- Mon69°63°18%
- Tue75°59°20%
- Wed83°66°14%
- Thu81°62°26%
- Fri85°61°15%
- Sat85°67°35%
- Sun76°69°24%
- Mon81°72°39%
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 — The Pinehills
SPC includes The Pinehills in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 The Pinehills
- 02360