Woods Hole, Massachusetts Weather
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Woods Hole weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——71°57°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——76°58°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle19%—82°59°+6°
- SundayJun 7Showers57%0.42″82°55°0°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle14%0.02″63°52°-19°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——70°53°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Clear——76°55°+6°
Ozone at AQI 117 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 25 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 117 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 117
- UV peak
- 5.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 117
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Woods Hole at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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 — Woods Hole
SPC has placed Woods Hole in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.