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
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—84°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°60°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—81°61°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast23%—74°58°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—80°55°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle52%0.09″74°63°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle52%0.01″73°60°-1°
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.
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
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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
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
- Sat84°67°14%
- Sun82°61°0%
- Mon81°61°12%
- Tue74°58°23%
- Wed80°55°26%
- Thu74°63°52%
- Fri73°60°52%
- Sat73°56°19%
- Sun72°56°26%
- Mon79°53°26%
- Tue82°61°33%
- Wed73°59°45%
- Thu70°53°41%
- Fri78°51°35%
- Sat83°67°39%
- 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