Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hanscom AFB weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast——88°70°—
- SundayJun 14Overcast57%—92°64°+4°
- MondayJun 15Drizzle57%0.03″81°58°-11°
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——79°54°-2°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast10%—84°57°+5°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast44%—87°65°+3°
- FridayJun 19Overcast33%—70°58°-17°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 40 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 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 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 3:16 AM
- Moonset
- 7:27 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Solstice approaches — longest light
Hanscom AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Hanscom AFB
- Sat88°69°2%
- Sun92°64°57%
- Mon81°58°57%
- Tue79°54°1%
- Wed84°57°10%
- Thu87°65°44%
- Fri70°58°33%
- Sat82°54°7%
- Sun82°58°19%
- Mon64°53°19%
- Tue81°50°19%
- Wed83°55°19%
- Thu83°57°30%
- Fri81°64°24%
- Sat80°58°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Hanscom AFB
SPC has placed Hanscom AFB in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.
ZIP codes in Hanscom AFB
- 01731