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Riverton, Connecticut Weather

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

Riverton, CT
Thursday, June 4 at 1:40 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
39%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Riverton, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverton, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 83°
Riverton, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    81°50°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°58°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°60°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    29%
    0.17″
    86°63°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    75%
    0.02″
    82°61°-4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    77°52°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    11%
    83°56°+6°
Riverton, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · backing 85°
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 14 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 134SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 85° from the wsw.
Riverton, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.01001.11001.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Riverton, CT
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 38 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9
Riverton, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
105.4mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
01:40 UTC ·Riverton, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
01:40 UTC ·Riverton, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Riverton, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverton, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverton, CT
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
8:46 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Riverton, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:26 AM
Moonset
12:45 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Riverton, CT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Riverton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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.

ZIP codes in Riverton

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.

Riverton, CT Weather — Hourly Forecast & Radar