Housatonic, Massachusetts Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Housatonic weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Rain85%0.15″69°56°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——74°50°+5°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle22%0.01″74°56°0°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm68%0.18″87°59°+13°
- FridayJun 19Overcast31%—74°56°-13°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle17%—71°51°-3°
- SundayJun 21Clear17%—73°47°+2°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
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 31 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
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
- 5:13 AM
- Moonset
- 8:47 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
Housatonic at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Housatonic
- Mon69°56°85%
- Tue74°50°1%
- Wed74°56°22%
- Thu87°59°68%
- Fri74°56°31%
- Sat71°51°17%
- Sun73°47°17%
- Mon57°50°26%
- Tue74°50°27%
- Wed76°49°21%
- Thu82°53°24%
- Fri81°54°29%
- Sat86°56°35%
- Sun82°64°24%
- Mon91°68°35%
- Tue86°68°29%
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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Housatonic
SPC has placed Housatonic in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.
ZIP codes in Housatonic
- 01236
- 01230