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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Willimantic, Windham Airport (KIJD)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 72.18°WElev: 246ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.92 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Jul 4:52 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Putnam CT

Extreme Heat Warning July 3, 05:43am until July 4, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning July 3, 05:43am until July 4, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Today

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 73 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 97. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 94 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 65 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Isolated showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Isolated
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 107. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Independence Day
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 97. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Isolated showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 2pm, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light west wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Putnam CT
 41.92°N 71.89°W (Elev. 328 ft)
Last Update:
3:11 am EDT Jul 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am EDT Jul 3, 2026-6pm EDT Jul 9, 2026
 
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