East Dorset, Vermont Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Dorset weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——82°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—70°60°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle52%0.05″68°58°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—83°55°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%0.01″77°59°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle52%0.01″72°56°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast23%—78°52°+6°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
East Dorset at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below 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: 05253
15-Day Forecast — East Dorset
- Sun82°63°3%
- Mon70°60°38%
- Tue68°58°52%
- Wed83°55°20%
- Thu77°59°30%
- Fri72°56°52%
- Sat78°52°23%
- Sun82°60°29%
- Mon70°53°27%
- Tue84°56°27%
- Wed82°62°28%
- Thu81°63°39%
- Fri75°67°29%
- Sat84°65°48%
- Sun86°63°48%
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.
ZIP codes in East Dorset
- 05253