Mansfield Center, Connecticut Weather
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Mansfield Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——85°52°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——87°57°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle35%—91°62°+4°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers68%0.02″80°59°-11°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle21%—77°53°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear——83°50°+6°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy10%—82°55°-1°
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
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 38 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:22 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Mansfield Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Mansfield Center
SPC has placed Mansfield Center in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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.