Woods Hole, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Woods Hole weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain84%0.24″77°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle73%0.02″74°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers85%0.44″71°62°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle26%—77°61°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——80°62°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—87°69°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast16%—81°67°-6°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 20.2 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.90 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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~86%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 20.2 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Woods Hole 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.
ZIP code: 02543
16-Day Forecast — Woods Hole
- Sun77°70°84%
- Mon74°68°73%
- Tue71°62°85%
- Wed77°61°26%
- Thu80°62°5%
- Fri87°69°18%
- Sat81°67°16%
- Sun67°61°15%
- Mon75°58°20%
- Tue78°56°20%
- Wed83°66°15%
- Thu80°64°29%
- Fri82°65°19%
- Sat80°70°45%
- Sun84°69°23%
- Mon84°72°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 — Woods Hole
SPC includes Woods Hole 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 Woods Hole
- 02543
- 02540