Canaan, Connecticut Weather
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Canaan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——85°57°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——88°60°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers53%0.37″84°61°-4°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle57%—80°61°-4°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle15%—76°52°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——80°53°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle——85°56°+5°
Ozone at AQI 30 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.
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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:28 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Canaan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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.