Pownal, Vermont Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pownal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—88°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—85°68°-3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle58%0.07″74°61°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle62%0.03″77°57°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—82°55°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%—88°62°+6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle58%0.01″79°67°-9°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
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 55 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 8.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 9:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pownal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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: 05261
16-Day Forecast — Pownal
- Sat88°72°25%
- Sun85°68°11%
- Mon74°61°58%
- Tue77°57°62%
- Wed82°55°21%
- Thu88°62°29%
- Fri79°67°58%
- Sat82°64°34%
- Sun74°62°21%
- Mon70°59°33%
- Tue73°58°33%
- Wed88°61°33%
- Thu90°68°30%
- Fri83°70°34%
- Sat80°65°24%
- Sun81°59°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 — Pownal
SPC has placed 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 Pownal
- 05261