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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.

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Extended Forecast for

Essex CT

Heat Advisory July 29, 02:18am until July 30, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory July 29, 02:18am until July 30, 08:00pm
NOW until 8:00pm Wed
Heat Advisory
Overnight
Low: 71 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 95 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 92 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 69 °F
Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 82 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 62 °F
Showers
Likely
Friday
High: 75 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Light and variable wind.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 80.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 83.