South Hero, Vermont Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Hero weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°62°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle15%—79°64°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle22%—80°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%0.02″82°65°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%0.01″76°65°-6°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 9:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
South Hero at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 05486
16-Day Forecast — South Hero
- Sat82°68°12%
- Sun82°62°0%
- Mon79°64°15%
- Tue80°63°22%
- Wed82°63°8%
- Thu82°65°45%
- Fri76°65°39%
- Sat77°60°18%
- Sun77°64°28%
- Mon68°61°31%
- Tue79°61°35%
- Wed84°64°40%
- Thu88°70°39%
- Fri79°68°25%
- Sat76°62°29%
- Sun80°57°37%
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.
ZIP codes in South Hero
- 05486