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Essex Junction, Vermont Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Essex Junction weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Essex Junction, VT
Saturday, July 4 at 11:35 PM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
59%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Essex Junction, VT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEssex Junction, VT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 82°
Essex Junction, VT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    14%
    84°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    82°60°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    81°61°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    23%
    74°58°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    26%
    80°55°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    52%
    0.09″
    74°63°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.01″
    73°60°-1°
Essex Junction, VT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
056° · backing 104°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 17 @ 4:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 105SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Essex Junction, VT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.1
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.50 inHg
Now
999.1
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.5996.8999.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Essex Junction, VT
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Essex Junction, VT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.9mi
UNLIMITED
109 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
03:35 UTC · Essex Junction, VT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:35 UTC · Essex Junction, VT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Essex Junction, VT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Essex Junction, VT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Essex Junction, VT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:38 AM
Sunrise
1:13 AM
Daylight
15h 27m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Essex Junction, VT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
11:00 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Essex Junction, VT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Essex Junction at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 05452

16-Day Forecast — Essex Junction

  1. Sat84°67°14%
  2. Sun82°61°0%
  3. Mon81°61°12%
  4. Tue74°58°23%
  5. Wed80°55°26%
  6. Thu74°63°52%
  7. Fri73°60°52%
  8. Sat73°56°19%
  9. Sun72°56°26%
  10. Mon79°53°26%
  11. Tue82°61°33%
  12. Wed73°59°45%
  13. Thu70°53°41%
  14. Fri78°51°35%
  15. Sat83°67°39%
  16. Sun87°68°43%

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 — Essex Junction

SPC includes Essex Junction in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Essex Junction

  • 05452

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.