South Shaftsbury, Vermont Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Shaftsbury weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast28%—86°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast18%—83°66°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle43%—71°60°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast43%—74°57°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——79°54°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%—84°61°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle39%—76°65°-8°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 9:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
South Shaftsbury at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — South Shaftsbury
- Sat85°71°28%
- Sun83°66°18%
- Mon71°60°43%
- Tue74°57°43%
- Wed79°54°5%
- Thu84°61°39%
- Fri76°65°39%
- Sat79°62°18%
- Sun72°61°33%
- Mon68°57°24%
- Tue72°55°27%
- Wed83°59°33%
- Thu86°66°30%
- Fri81°68°34%
- Sat78°64°24%
- Sun78°57°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 — South Shaftsbury
SPC has placed South Shaftsbury 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 South Shaftsbury
- 05262