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Manchester Center, Vermont Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Manchester Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Manchester Center, VT
Saturday, July 4 at 10:16 AM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
63%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Manchester Center, VT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastManchester Center, VT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 66°H 86°
Manchester Center, VT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    41%
    0.36″
    86°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°66°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    40%
    72°60°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    40%
    74°57°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°55°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    36%
    86°62°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    78°65°-8°
Manchester Center, VT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
251° · backing 7°
Direction
WSW
251°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the wsw.
Manchester Center, VT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.4
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.4
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979982
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.3979.3980.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Manchester Center, VT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
7.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Manchester Center, VT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
22%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.5mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
14:16 UTC · Manchester Center, 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
14:16 UTC · Manchester Center, VT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Manchester Center, VT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Manchester Center, VT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Manchester Center, VT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
1:18 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Manchester Center, VT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Manchester Center, VT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Manchester Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above 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: 05255

16-Day Forecast — Manchester Center

  1. Sat86°71°41%
  2. Sun81°66°6%
  3. Mon72°60°40%
  4. Tue74°57°40%
  5. Wed82°55°6%
  6. Thu86°62°36%
  7. Fri78°65°38%
  8. Sat83°62°17%
  9. Sun72°60°33%
  10. Mon68°56°27%
  11. Tue71°56°29%
  12. Wed87°61°33%
  13. Thu89°68°30%
  14. Fri82°69°34%
  15. Sat80°64°24%
  16. Sun80°57°32%

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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Manchester Center

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Manchester Center

  • 05255

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.