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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

Essex Junction, VT
Saturday, July 4 at 11:14 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
62%
Wind
9 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 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 83°
Essex Junction, VT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    14%
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°62°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    76°63°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    10%
    77°57°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    84°58°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    41%
    0.01″
    85°61°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.02″
    74°62°-11°
Essex Junction, VT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
316° · veering 72°
Direction
NW
316°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 5 · pk 23 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 203SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the nw.
Essex Junction, VT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 997999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.0996.7997.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Essex Junction, VT
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

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
Essex Junction, VT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
15%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.3mi
UNLIMITED
107 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
15:14 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
15:14 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
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
9:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Essex Junction, VT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat83°68°14%
  2. Sun83°62°0%
  3. Mon76°63°6%
  4. Tue77°57°10%
  5. Wed84°58°10%
  6. Thu85°61°41%
  7. Fri74°62°43%
  8. Sat75°58°23%
  9. Sun77°61°22%
  10. Mon64°55°42%
  11. Tue75°57°38%
  12. Wed84°60°42%
  13. Thu88°68°43%
  14. Fri85°67°26%
  15. Sat78°60°34%
  16. 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

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.