Rutland, Vermont Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rutland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast43%—80°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——81°60°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—76°60°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle47%0.19″70°56°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—82°53°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle36%0.07″83°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle49%0.20″74°58°-9°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rutland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 05701
16-Day Forecast — Rutland
- Sat80°67°43%
- Sun81°61°1%
- Mon76°60°25%
- Tue70°56°47%
- Wed82°53°18%
- Thu83°61°36%
- Fri74°58°49%
- Sat77°54°20%
- Sun75°54°26%
- Mon81°54°25%
- Tue85°62°29%
- Wed78°59°37%
- Thu74°53°33%
- Fri82°53°39%
- Sat88°62°45%
- Sun90°68°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Rutland
SPC includes Rutland in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Rutland
- 05701
- 05702