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Waterbury Center, Vermont Weather

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

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

Waterbury Center, VT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:45 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Waterbury Center, VT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaterbury Center, VT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 81°
Waterbury Center, VT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    14%
    81°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    80°61°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    21%
    81°59°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    25%
    83°58°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°56°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    87°62°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.04″
    78°63°-9°
Waterbury Center, VT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
281° · veering 91°
Direction
W
281°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 19 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 91° from the w.
Waterbury Center, VT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.3
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.3
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.0987.2987.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waterbury Center, VT
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.90 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Waterbury Center, VT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.6mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
12:45 UTC · Waterbury 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
12:45 UTC · Waterbury Center, VT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Waterbury Center, VT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waterbury Center, VT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waterbury 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
4:36 AM
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Waterbury Center, VT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 PM
Moonset
9:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Waterbury Center, VT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waterbury Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 05677

16-Day Forecast — Waterbury Center

  1. Sat81°67°14%
  2. Sun80°61°1%
  3. Mon81°59°21%
  4. Tue83°58°25%
  5. Wed84°56°6%
  6. Thu87°62°40%
  7. Fri78°63°39%
  8. Sat81°55°18%
  9. Sun76°60°27%
  10. Mon68°54°28%
  11. Tue84°57°35%
  12. Wed89°59°44%
  13. Thu90°68°33%
  14. Fri87°69°32%
  15. Sat82°61°34%
  16. Sun79°53°40%

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 Waterbury Center

  • 05677

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.