Essex Junction, Vermont Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Essex Junction weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——83°62°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——76°63°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—77°57°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—84°58°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle41%0.01″85°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%0.02″74°62°-11°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 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 37 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 9:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Essex Junction at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above 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
- Sat83°68°14%
- Sun83°62°0%
- Mon76°63°6%
- Tue77°57°10%
- Wed84°58°10%
- Thu85°61°41%
- Fri74°62°43%
- Sat75°58°23%
- Sun77°61°22%
- Mon64°55°42%
- Tue75°57°38%
- Wed84°60°42%
- Thu88°68°43%
- Fri85°67°26%
- Sat78°60°34%
- Sun78°54°40%
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.
ZIP codes in Essex Junction
- 05452