Pawcatuck, Connecticut Weather
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Pawcatuck weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——77°50°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——84°55°+7°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast22%—83°60°-1°
- SundayJun 7Showers49%0.04″81°57°-2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast19%—74°53°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear——79°49°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Mostly Clear——78°54°-1°
Ozone at AQI 47 now. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 11 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 3:19 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Pawcatuck at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (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 — Pawcatuck
SPC has placed Pawcatuck 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.