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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

75°F

24°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.4 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Jul 6:56 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Essex CT

Heat Advisory July 16, 11:00am until July 17, 10:00pm
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Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

    Low: 70 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Heat index values as high as 95. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 85 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Heat index values as high as 95. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Essex CT
 41.36°N 72.4°W (Elev. 92 ft)
Last Update:
3:16 pm EDT Jul 15, 2025
Forecast Valid:
7pm EDT Jul 15, 2025-6pm EDT Jul 22, 2025
 
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