Burlington, Vermont Weather
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Burlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Light Drizzle30%0.04″85°72°—
- MondayAug 3Heavy Showers59%1.1″80°66°-5°
- TuesdayAug 4Partly Cloudy24%—81°62°+1°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast——83°61°+2°
- ThursdayAug 6T-storm w/ Hail51%—86°67°+3°
- FridayAug 7Drizzle52%—82°66°-4°
- SaturdayAug 8Overcast27%—86°63°+4°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 2.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:37 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Burlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 05401, 05405, 05408
16-Day Forecast — Burlington
- Sun85°72°30%
- Mon80°66°59%
- Tue81°62°24%
- Wed83°61°5%
- Thu86°67°51%
- Fri82°66°52%
- Sat86°63°27%
- Sun81°69°24%
- Mon80°65°37%
- Tue71°57°25%
- Wed74°53°22%
- Thu74°57°27%
- Fri78°63°30%
- Sat82°66°26%
- Sun83°64°19%
- Mon76°61°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Burlington
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Burlington
SPC includes Burlington in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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.
Sun & seasons in Burlington
Burlington sits in Chittenden County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 33m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 50m — a swing of +6h 43m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Air quality in Burlington’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 37). See the full air-quality history for Burlington.
ZIP codes in Burlington
- 05405
- 05401
- 05408
- 05406