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Norton Center, Massachusetts Weather

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

Norton Center, MA
Thursday, June 4 at 5:29 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
30%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Norton Center, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorton Center, MA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 85°
Norton Center, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    86°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°56°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Showers
    22%
    0.49″
    90°59°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Rain
    78%
    0.12″
    85°57°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    0.01″
    64°49°-21°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    74°47°+10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    77°55°+3°
Norton Center, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 36°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 17 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 36° from the ssw.
Norton Center, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.0
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.94 inHg
Now
1014.0
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131018
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.21012.71012.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Norton Center, MA
Air quality
44
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6hPeak ~96 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 93 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 100 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
133μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 93 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 100 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 93
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 100
Norton Center, MA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
126.4mi
UNLIMITED
132 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
17:29 UTC ·Norton Center, 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
17:29 UTC ·Norton Center, MA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Norton Center, MA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Norton Center, MA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Norton Center, MA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
8:38 AM
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Norton Center, MA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:19 AM
Moonset
12:37 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Norton Center, MA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Norton Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Norton Center

SPC has placed Norton 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.

ZIP codes in Norton Center

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.