Montpelier, Vermont Weather
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Montpelier weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——73°52°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast13%—76°57°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Rain99%1.5″75°61°-1°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle33%—75°57°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle61%0.09″59°54°-16°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle40%0.01″70°53°+11°
- MondayJun 22Light Showers44%0.39″59°54°-11°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 7:31 AM
- Moonset
- 10:42 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Montpelier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Montpelier
- Tue73°52°8%
- Wed76°58°13%
- Thu75°61°99%
- Fri75°57°33%
- Sat59°54°61%
- Sun70°53°40%
- Mon59°54°44%
- Tue78°54°34%
- Wed78°56°22%
- Thu74°58°36%
- Fri77°55°44%
- Sat81°55°44%
- Sun91°61°56%
- Mon94°65°48%
- Tue92°69°58%
- Wed91°70°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Montpelier
SPC has placed Montpelier in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Montpelier
- 05602
- 05603
- 05604
- 05620
- 05633