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Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Groton / New London, Groton / New London Airport (KGON)
Lat: 41.33°NLon: 72.05°WElev: 10ft.
Fair
28°F
-2°C
| Humidity | 60% |
| Wind Speed | N 5 mph |
| Barometer | 30.08 in (1018.4 mb) |
| Dewpoint | 16°F (-9°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Wind Chill | 22°F (-6°C) |
| Last update | 23 Jan 3:56 am EST |
Extended Forecast for
2 Miles ESE Essex CT
Winter Storm Watch January 25, 03:00am until January 26, 06:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 10:00pm until January 24, 10:00am
Today
High: 34 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 5 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 17 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: 8 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance SnowSunday
High: 27 °F
Heavy Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 21 °F⇑
Snow
Monday
High: 29 °F
Snow
Monday Night
Low: 9 °F
Chance Snow
Tuesday
High: 24 °F
Mostly Sunny
Detailed Forecast
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Light northwest wind.
Sunday
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 27. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow. Temperature falling to near 21 by 10pm, then rising to around 26 during the remainder of the night. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Monday
Snow. High near 29. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles ESE Essex CT
41.36°N 72.37°W (Elev. 7 ft)
41.36°N 72.37°W (Elev. 7 ft)
2:28 am EST Jan 23, 2026
4am EST Jan 23, 2026-6pm EST Jan 29, 2026
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