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North Pownal, Vermont Weather

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

North Pownal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

North Pownal, VT
Saturday, July 4 at 10:22 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
63%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
North Pownal, VT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorth Pownal, VT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 67°H 89°
North Pownal, VT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    27%
    89°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    84°67°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    73°60°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.03″
    76°57°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°54°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    87°61°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    39%
    0.01″
    79°66°-8°
North Pownal, VT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 20°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 201SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the w.
North Pownal, VT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.2
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.2
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.9983.7985.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
North Pownal, VT
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
7.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
North Pownal, VT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.0mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
14:22 UTC · North Pownal, 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
14:22 UTC · North Pownal, VT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
North Pownal, VT
Satellite · infrared · animated
North Pownal, VT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
North Pownal, VT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:46 AM
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
North Pownal, VT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
North Pownal, VT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Pownal at a glance

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

ZIP code: 05260

16-Day Forecast — North Pownal

  1. Sat89°70°27%
  2. Sun84°67°23%
  3. Mon73°60°48%
  4. Tue76°57°48%
  5. Wed82°54°5%
  6. Thu87°61°37%
  7. Fri79°66°39%
  8. Sat82°63°18%
  9. Sun73°61°31%
  10. Mon69°59°22%
  11. Tue73°58°28%
  12. Wed87°61°42%
  13. Thu89°67°30%
  14. Fri82°69°36%
  15. Sat80°65°25%
  16. Sun80°59°39%

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 — North Pownal

SPC has placed North Pownal in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 North Pownal

  • 05260
  • 05261

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.