Taunton, Massachusetts Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taunton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Rain68%0.26″82°68°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——78°60°-4°
- WednesdayJun 17Foggy——74°56°-4°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Drizzle28%0.09″79°61°+5°
- FridayJun 19Overcast28%—85°65°+6°
- SaturdayJun 20Partly Cloudy——74°56°-11°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle20%—77°53°+3°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 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 49 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 5:05 AM
- Moonset
- 8:36 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Solstice approaches — longest light
Taunton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Taunton
- Mon82°68°68%
- Tue78°60°0%
- Wed74°56°8%
- Thu79°61°28%
- Fri85°65°28%
- Sat74°56°7%
- Sun77°53°20%
- Mon67°53°21%
- Tue81°52°30%
- Wed82°56°18%
- Thu77°57°10%
- Fri82°59°32%
- Sat82°53°31%
- Sun83°58°27%
- Mon81°65°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Taunton
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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.
ZIP codes in Taunton
- 02780
- 02767
- 02718