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West Mountain, Connecticut Weather

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

West Mountain, CT
Monday, June 15 at 12:21 PM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
51%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Sunset
4:28 PM
West Mountain, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Mountain, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 73°
West Mountain, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Heavy Rain
    85%
    0.67″
    73°60°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    75°54°+2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    73°56°-2°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    0.07″
    90°60°+17°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    23%
    79°61°-11°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Mostly Clear
    15%
    75°55°-4°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    77°49°+2°
West Mountain, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 113°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 11 · pk 36 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 113° from the nw.
West Mountain, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.8
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.79 inHg
Now
974.8
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971980
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.3971.0974.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Mountain, CT
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

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
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
8.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 37
West Mountain, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.6mi
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
16:21 UTC · West Mountain, CT · 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
16:21 UTC · West Mountain, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Mountain, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Mountain, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Mountain, CT
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
1:20 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
4:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
West Mountain, CT
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:18 AM
Moonset
8:44 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
West Mountain, CT
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

cultural
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Mountain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — West Mountain

  1. Mon73°60°85%
  2. Tue75°54°0%
  3. Wed73°56°19%
  4. Thu90°60°50%
  5. Fri79°61°23%
  6. Sat75°55°15%
  7. Sun77°49°8%
  8. Mon59°54°26%
  9. Tue78°50°26%
  10. Wed79°50°17%
  11. Thu80°54°12%
  12. Fri79°53°30%
  13. Sat88°54°28%
  14. Sun86°63°21%
  15. Mon94°67°30%
  16. Tue83°68°31%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 West Mountain

  • 06877

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.