Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin and Southwest

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Heat is likely to continue across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Critical fire weather conditions will continue Tuesday across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin, as dry conditions and gusty winds persist. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oxford, Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC)

Lat: 41.48°NLon: 73.13°WElev: 725ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity	69%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.13 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint	63°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	29 Jun 8:56 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Oxford CT

Extreme Heat Watch July 1, 12:00pm until July 4, 09:00pm

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Extreme Heat Watch

Tonight
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Fog
Tuesday
High: 87 °F
Patchy Fog
then Partly
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 69 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Wednesday
High: 93 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 99 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 98 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 71 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 62. Light southeast wind.

Tuesday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 14 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 99. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 99.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 98.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Independence Day

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97.