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Westford, Vermont Weather

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

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

Westford, VT
Saturday, July 4 at 10:13 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
71%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Westford, VT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWestford, VT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 80°
Westford, VT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    13%
    80°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    80°63°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    82°62°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    82°58°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    85°58°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.04″
    87°62°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    72°60°-15°
Westford, VT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
298° · veering 89°
Direction
WNW
298°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 171SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the wnw.
Westford, VT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.8
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.35 inHg
Now
993.8
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.7992.3993.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Westford, VT
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — 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, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Westford, VT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.1mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
14:13 UTC · Westford, 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
14:13 UTC · Westford, VT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Westford, VT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Westford, VT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Westford, VT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:37 AM
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Westford, VT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
9:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Westford, VT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Westford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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: 05494

16-Day Forecast — Westford

  1. Sat80°67°13%
  2. Sun80°63°0%
  3. Mon82°62°16%
  4. Tue82°58°22%
  5. Wed85°58°8%
  6. Thu87°62°43%
  7. Fri72°60°40%
  8. Sat80°57°19%
  9. Sun78°60°27%
  10. Mon65°55°29%
  11. Tue81°58°35%
  12. Wed87°61°42%
  13. Thu89°68°43%
  14. Fri86°68°26%
  15. Sat75°58°34%
  16. Sun79°52°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 Westford

  • 05494

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.