Laconia, New Hampshire Weather
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Laconia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°63°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—75°59°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast41%—75°53°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—83°50°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—91°57°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%0.01″77°65°-14°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 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 42 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 9:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Laconia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 03246
16-Day Forecast — Laconia
- Sat86°68°12%
- Sun82°63°3%
- Mon75°59°23%
- Tue75°53°41%
- Wed83°50°18%
- Thu91°57°13%
- Fri77°65°42%
- Sat80°61°30%
- Sun75°58°22%
- Mon71°58°31%
- Tue70°56°32%
- Wed86°63°33%
- Thu93°64°29%
- Fri91°67°23%
- Sat89°64°19%
- Sun82°53°39%
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 — Laconia
SPC includes Laconia in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Laconia
- 03246