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Northwest Harwich, Massachusetts Weather

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

Northwest Harwich, MA
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:04 PM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
63%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:07 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Northwest Harwich, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorthwest Harwich, MA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 72°
Northwest Harwich, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    75°47°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    72°53°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    78°54°+6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    80°61°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    0.01″
    73°52°-7°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Partly Cloudy
    31%
    62°52°-11°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    66°51°+4°
Northwest Harwich, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · backing 10°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2514SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the s.
Northwest Harwich, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 30.08 inHg
Now
1018.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171019
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1019.41017.11019.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Northwest Harwich, MA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+12 in 6h

PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
17.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
22μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Northwest Harwich, MA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.6mi
UNLIMITED
130 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
22:04 UTC ·Northwest Harwich, MA · 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
22:04 UTC ·Northwest Harwich, MA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Northwest Harwich, MA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Northwest Harwich, MA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Northwest Harwich, MA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
8:35 AM
Sunrise
5:07 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Northwest Harwich, MA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:37 AM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Northwest Harwich, MA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Northwest Harwich at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (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 3, 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 Northwest Harwich

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.