Contoocook, New Hampshire Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Contoocook weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers19%0.19″87°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°65°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle36%—73°59°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast39%—73°53°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°50°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—92°59°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle41%—81°66°-11°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 7.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 10:45 PM
- Moonset
- 9:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Contoocook at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 03229
16-Day Forecast — Contoocook
- Sat87°71°19%
- Sun82°65°8%
- Mon73°59°36%
- Tue73°53°39%
- Wed84°50°8%
- Thu92°59°14%
- Fri81°66°41%
- Sat79°62°17%
- Sun76°59°28%
- Mon73°61°24%
- Tue69°60°27%
- Wed89°64°32%
- Thu94°64°26%
- Fri91°69°27%
- Sat91°66°20%
- Sun84°54°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Contoocook
SPC includes Contoocook in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Contoocook
- 03229