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Pownal Center, Vermont Weather

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

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

Pownal Center, VT
Saturday, July 4 at 5:06 PM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
61%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Pownal Center, VT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPownal Center, VT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 66°H 83°
Pownal Center, VT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    31%
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°66°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    70%
    0.70″
    76°61°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    63%
    1.0″
    60°57°-16°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    76°57°+16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.02″
    82°61°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    78°63°-4°
Pownal Center, VT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
276° · veering 5°
Direction
W
276°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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 7 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the w.
Pownal Center, VT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.0
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.88 inHg
Now
978.0
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.6977.2978.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pownal Center, VT
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
1.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Pownal Center, VT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.7mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
21:06 UTC · Pownal 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
21:06 UTC · Pownal Center, VT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pownal Center, VT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pownal Center, VT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pownal 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
4:46 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.
Pownal Center, VT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pownal Center, VT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pownal Center 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.

16-Day Forecast — Pownal Center

  1. Sat82°69°31%
  2. Sun83°66°8%
  3. Mon76°61°70%
  4. Tue60°57°63%
  5. Wed76°57°20%
  6. Thu82°61°30%
  7. Fri78°63°59%
  8. Sat78°66°26%
  9. Sun74°59°25%
  10. Mon71°58°33%
  11. Tue74°58°26%
  12. Wed79°54°39%
  13. Thu74°61°53%
  14. Fri86°62°46%
  15. Sat82°64°36%
  16. Sun74°66°53%

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 Center

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Center

  • 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.