Current weather · Oct 2, 7:27 AM EDT
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- Low
- 55°
- Rain today
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- Sunrise
- 6:49 AM
- Sunset
- 6:31 PM
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Every hour as a table48 hours
| Time | Weather | Temperature | Feels like | Dew point | Humidity | Chance | Amount | Snow | Dir | Wind | Gust | Sky cover | Thunder | Pressure | Visibility | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 61° | 93% | 1% | SSW | 7 mph | 14 mph | 29% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Fri 8 AM | 65° | 65° | 62° | 90% | 1% | SSW | 7 mph | 15 mph | 39% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Fri 9 AM | 67° | 67° | 63° | 87% | 1% | SSW | 8 mph | 16 mph | 42% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Fri 10 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 1% | SSW | 9 mph | 17 mph | 40% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Fri 11 AM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 1% | SSW | 9 mph | 18 mph | 48% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Fri 12 PM | 78° | 78° | 65° | 64% | 1% | SW | 10 mph | 20 mph | 64% | — | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | ||||
| Fri 1 PM | 80° | 82° | 65° | 60% | 1% | SW | 10 mph | 21 mph | 63% | — | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | ||||
| Fri 2 PM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 81° | 83° | 66° | 60% | 19% | 0.04 in | SW | 10 mph | 21 mph | 66% | — | 5 mi | 25,000 ft | ||
| Fri 3 PM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 80° | 82° | 66° | 62% | 19% | 0.04 in | SW | 10 mph | 21 mph | 59% | — | 5 mi | 4,400 ft | ||
| Fri 4 PM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 80° | 82° | 66° | 62% | 19% | 0.04 in | WSW | 9 mph | 18 mph | 59% | — | 5 mi | 4,400 ft | ||
| Fri 5 PM | Chance of moderate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 78° | 78° | 66° | 67% | 46% | 0.04 in | WSW | 8 mph | 17 mph | 67% | 20% | — | 3 mi | 3,600 ft | |
| Fri 6 PM | Chance of moderate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 75° | 75° | 65° | 71% | 46% | 0.04 in | NW | 8 mph | 17 mph | 73% | 20% | — | 3 mi | 3,600 ft | |
| Fri 7 PM | Chance of moderate rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 46% | 0.04 in | NW | 7 mph | 15 mph | 71% | 20% | — | 3 mi | 3,700 ft | |
| Fri 8 PM | Chance of light rain showers | 69° | 69° | 64° | 84% | 28% | 0.01 in | NNW | 7 mph | 15 mph | 89% | — | 5 mi | 4,500 ft | ||
| Fri 9 PM | Chance of light rain showers | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 28% | 0.01 in | NNW | 7 mph | 15 mph | 88% | — | 5 mi | 4,500 ft | ||
| Fri 10 PM | Chance of light rain showers | 65° | 65° | 60° | 84% | 28% | 0.01 in | NNW | 8 mph | 16 mph | 76% | — | 5 mi | 5,300 ft | ||
| Fri 11 PM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 64° | 64° | 58° | 81% | 16% | 0.01 in | NNW | 8 mph | 16 mph | 64% | — | 5 mi | 6,200 ft | ||
| Sat 12 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 63° | 63° | 56° | 78% | 16% | 0.01 in | NNW | 8 mph | 16 mph | 76% | — | 5 mi | 7,000 ft | ||
| Sat 1 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 61° | 61° | 55° | 81% | 16% | 0.01 in | NNW | 7 mph | 15 mph | 77% | — | 5 mi | 8,800 ft | ||
| Sat 2 AM | 60° | 60° | 54° | 81% | 1% | N | 7 mph | 15 mph | 84% | — | 10 mi | 9,800 ft | ||||
| Sat 3 AM | 59° | 59° | 53° | 80% | 1% | N | 7 mph | 15 mph | 63% | — | 10 mi | 8,800 ft | ||||
| Sat 4 AM | 57° | 57° | 53° | 86% | 1% | N | 7 mph | 15 mph | 37% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 5 AM | 57° | 57° | 52° | 83% | 0% | N | 7 mph | 15 mph | 29% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 6 AM | 56° | 56° | 51° | 83% | 0% | N | 6 mph | 14 mph | 21% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 7 AM | 55° | 55° | 51° | 86% | 0% | N | 6 mph | 14 mph | 8% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 8 AM | 56° | 56° | 51° | 83% | 0% | N | 7 mph | 14 mph | 5% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 9 AM | 57° | 57° | 51° | 80% | 0% | N | 7 mph | 15 mph | 21% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 10 AM | 61° | 61° | 51° | 70% | 0% | N | 8 mph | 16 mph | 0% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 11 AM | 64° | 64° | 51° | 63% | 0% | NNE | 9 mph | 16 mph | 2% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 12 PM | 65° | 65° | 51° | 60% | 0% | NNE | 8 mph | 15 mph | 1% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 1 PM | 67° | 67° | 51° | 56% | 0% | NNE | 7 mph | 14 mph | 3% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 2 PM | 68° | 68° | 50° | 53% | 0% | NNE | 7 mph | 12 mph | 10% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 3 PM | 68° | 68° | 50° | 53% | 0% | NNE | 6 mph | 10 mph | 12% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 4 PM | 68° | 68° | 50° | 53% | 0% | NNE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 5% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 5 PM | 66° | 66° | 50° | 56% | 0% | NNE | 3 mph | 8 mph | 8% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 6 PM | 65° | 65° | 51° | 60% | 0% | NE | 2 mph | 7 mph | 20% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 7 PM | 62° | 62° | 50° | 65% | 0% | NE | 2 mph | 5 mph | 2% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 8 PM | 58° | 58° | 50° | 75% | 0% | ENE | 1 mph | 5 mph | 8% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 9 PM | 57° | 57° | 49° | 75% | 0% | NE | 1 mph | 3 mph | 23% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 10 PM | 56° | 56° | 49° | 77% | 0% | ENE | 1 mph | 3 mph | 20% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sat 11 PM | 54° | 54° | 49° | 83% | 0% | ENE | 0 mph | 3 mph | 16% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 12 AM | 52° | 52° | 49° | 89% | 0% | ENE | 0 mph | 3 mph | 14% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 1 AM | 50° | 50° | 48° | 93% | 0% | ENE | 0 mph | 5 mph | 12% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 2 AM | 49° | 49° | 48° | 96% | 0% | NE | 1 mph | 5 mph | 10% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 3 AM | 48° | 48° | 48° | 100% | 0% | NE | 2 mph | 6 mph | 12% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 4 AM | 48° | 48° | 47° | 96% | 0% | NE | 2 mph | 7 mph | 14% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 5 AM | 48° | 47° | 47° | 96% | 0% | NE | 3 mph | 8 mph | 16% | — | 10 mi | |||||
| Sun 6 AM | 48° | 47° | 47° | 96% | 0% | NE | 3 mph | 9 mph | 23% | — | 10 mi |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Oct 2, 2:26 AM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodayOct 282°55°Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstormswind 10 mph · gusts 21 mph
- SatOct 368°47°Sunnywind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- SunOct 464°51°Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showerswind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
- MonOct 566°42°Mostly Sunnywind 12 mph · gusts 21 mph
- TueOct 658°38°Sunnywind 13 mph · gusts 22 mph
- WedOct 760°45°Sunnywind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
- ThuOct 865°50°Sunnywind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- FriOct 967°49°wind 12 mph · gusts 21 mph
- SatOct 1062°48°National Blendwind 10 mph · gusts 20 mph
- SunOct 1163°51°National Blendwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
- MonOct 12~73°56°Model mean
- TueOct 13~67°56°Model mean
- WedOct 14~57°47°Model mean
- ThuOct 15~63°45°Model mean
- FriOct 16~69°46°Model mean
- SatOct 17~77°59°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like63°
- WindSSW 7 mphgusts 14 mph
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity93%
- Dew point61°
- Pressure—
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility10 mi
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
- Moonrise10:31 PMMoonset 1:51 PM
- Moon phaseWaning gibbous64% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Oct 2, 2:00 AM EDTNOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.
- TodayOct 282°55°NWS grid 82° / 55°wind 10 mph · gusts 21 mph
- SatOct 368°47°NWS grid 68° / 47°wind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- SunOct 464°51°NWS grid 64° / 51°wind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
- MonOct 566°43°NWS grid 66° / 42°wind 12 mph · gusts 21 mph
- TueOct 657°38°NWS grid 58° / 38°wind 13 mph · gusts 22 mph
- WedOct 760°45°NWS grid 60° / 45°wind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
- ThuOct 865°50°NWS grid 65° / 50°wind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- FriOct 966°49°NWS grid 67° / 49°wind 12 mph · gusts 21 mph
- SatOct 1062°48°Beyond the NWS gridwind 10 mph · gusts 20 mph
- SunOct 1163°51°Beyond the NWS gridwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
- MonOct 1264°—Beyond the NWS gridwind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Oct 2, 2:00 AM EDT · GFS Oct 1, 8:00 PM EDT · GEFS Oct 1, 8:00 PM EDT · ECMWF Oct 1, 8:00 PM EDT · ECMWF AI Oct 1, 8:00 PM EDTEach line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.
| Day | NWS grid | HRRR | GFS | GEFS | ECMWF | ECMWF AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2 | 82° 55°0.25 in | 79° 65°0.50 in | 82° 62°0.07 in | 80° 63°0.09 in | 78° 65°0.04 in | ~82° 66°0.10 in |
| Sat Oct 3 | 68° 47°0.02 in | 64° 52° | 71° 53° | 70° 53° | ~67° 55° | ~70° 57° |
| Sun Oct 4 | 64° 51° | ~51° 49° | 65° 48°0.09 in | 64° 48°0.06 in | 63° 50°0.04 in | ~63° 50° |
| Mon Oct 5 | 66° 42° | — | 64° 47°0.03 in | 66° 48°0.07 in | 67° 52° | ~67° 55° |
| Tue Oct 6 | 58° 38° | — | 57° 42° | 56° 41° | ~59° 47° | ~62° 48° |
| Wed Oct 7 | 60° 45° | — | 63° 39° | 61° 38° | 62° 42° | ~64° 41° |
| Thu Oct 8 | 65° 50° | — | 67° 47° | 65° 45° | ~69° 51° | ~69° 48° |
| Fri Oct 9 | 67° 49° | — | 75° 54°0.03 in | 68° 53°0.02 in | ~69° 53° | ~74° 54° |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | 62° 46° | 66° 49° | ~72° 58° | ~64° 51° |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | 67° 45° | 66° 51°0.06 in | ~68° 57° | ~71° 45° |
| Mon Oct 12 | — | — | ~64° 58°0.58 in | — | ~74° 51° | ~81° 57° |
| Tue Oct 13 | — | — | ~74° 58°0.09 in | — | ~63° 55° | ~64° 55°0.03 in |
| Wed Oct 14 | — | — | ~59° 47° | — | ~63° 53° | ~49° 42°0.76 in |
| Thu Oct 15 | — | — | ~69° 49° | — | ~64° 49°0.42 in | ~57° 36° |
| Fri Oct 16 | — | — | ~76° 52° | — | ~62° 57°0.26 in | ~61° 39° |
| Sat Oct 17 | — | — | ~77° 59° | — | — | — |
A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.
ECMWF ensemble meteogram
The next 90 days
NOAA GHCN normals and records at Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (MMK) · Climate Prediction Center outlooksNo forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.
The forecast reaches Sat Oct 17, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.
Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances
| Week of | Normal | Warmest on record | Coldest on record | Temperature lean | Precipitation lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | 68° / 47° | 87° (2019) | 30° (2003) | equal chances · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 9 | 64° / 43° | 85° (2011) | 25° (2012) | near normal most likely · days 8 to 14 | near normal most likely · days 8 to 14 |
| Oct 16 | 61° / 38° | 86° (2016) | 21° (2015) | equal chances · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 23 | 60° / 39° | 83° (2023) | 24° (2002) | equal chances · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 30 | 58° / 37° | 82° (2024) | 21° (2020) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 6 | 56° / 31° | 81° (2024) | 16° (2019) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 13 | 54° / 34° | 71° (2001) | 16° (2019) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 20 | 47° / 30° | 67° (2011) | 10° (2018) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 27 | 49° / 31° | 71° (2001) | 9° (2002) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 4 | 42° / 24° | 72° (2001) | 1° (2002) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 11 | 42° / 26° | 66° (2015) | -0° (2005) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 18 | 42° / 25° | 66° (2015) | -3° (2008) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 25 | 42° / 22° | 65° (2015) | -1° (2017) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
Health and activities
Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollenNone of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.
Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.
Health
- Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Common coldtodayLowmild
- FlutodayLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstodayLowmild
- SunburntodayLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night
Outdoors
- RunningtodayFairhot
- HikingtodayGoodchance of rain
- BikingtodayGoodchance of rain
- GolftodayGoodchance of rain
- FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtodayGoodwind
- Beach and pooltodayGoodchance of rain
- CampingtonightGoodrain overnight
- StargazingtonightPoormostly cloudy
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtodayGoodchance of rain
- GardeningtodayGoodchance of rain
- Outdoor entertainingtodayGoodchance of rain
- Drying laundry outsidetodayFairchance of rain
- Painting and outdoor projectstodayFairchance of rain
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestodayVery highwarm
- TickstodayVery highwarm
- Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
- Outdoor peststodayHighwarm
Stargazing
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moonTonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.
| Night of | Rating | Dark | Clear hours | Clear and moonless | Moon lit | Transparency (est.) | Dew | Strongest wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Poor | 8:03 PM to 5:18 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 61% | 8 mph | ||
| Saturday | Good | 8:02 PM to 5:19 AM | 8 of 9 | 3 h from 8:00 PM | 50% | Poor | 5 h | 2 mph |
| Sunday | Poor | 8:00 PM to 5:20 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 39% | 8 h | 2 mph | |
| Monday | Excellent | 7:58 PM to 5:21 AM | 9 of 9 | 6 h from 8:00 PM | 29% | Good | 12 mph | |
| Tuesday | Excellent | 7:57 PM to 5:23 AM | 9 of 9 | 9 h from 8:00 PM | 20% | Good | 2 mph | |
| Wednesday | Good | 7:55 PM to 5:24 AM | 9 of 9 | 9 h from 8:00 PM | 12% | Fair | 1 h | 5 mph |
| Thursday | Poor | 7:53 PM to 5:25 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 6% | 5 h | 3 mph | |
| Friday | Fair | 7:52 PM to 5:26 AM | 1 of 1 | 1 h from 8:00 PM | 2% | Good | 8 mph |
The last night runs past the end of the forecast and is rated on the hours it covers.
Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.
Golden hour and blue hour
Computed from the sun and moon positions| Day | Blue hour, morning | Golden hour, morning | Golden hour, evening | Blue hour, evening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | 6:22 AM to 6:32 AM | 6:32 AM to 7:26 AM | 5:55 PM to 6:48 PM | 6:48 PM to 6:59 PM |
| Sat | 6:23 AM to 6:33 AM | 6:33 AM to 7:27 AM | 5:53 PM to 6:47 PM | 6:47 PM to 6:57 PM |
| Sun | 6:24 AM to 6:34 AM | 6:34 AM to 7:28 AM | 5:51 PM to 6:45 PM | 6:45 PM to 6:56 PM |
| Mon | 6:25 AM to 6:36 AM | 6:36 AM to 7:30 AM | 5:49 PM to 6:43 PM | 6:43 PM to 6:54 PM |
| Tue | 6:26 AM to 6:37 AM | 6:37 AM to 7:31 AM | 5:48 PM to 6:42 PM | 6:42 PM to 6:52 PM |
| Wed | 6:27 AM to 6:38 AM | 6:38 AM to 7:32 AM | 5:46 PM to 6:40 PM | 6:40 PM to 6:51 PM |
| Thu | 6:28 AM to 6:39 AM | 6:39 AM to 7:33 AM | 5:44 PM to 6:38 PM | 6:38 PM to 6:49 PM |
- SR Sunrise 6:49 AM, 94° E
- SS Sunset 6:31 PM, 266° W
- MR Moonrise 10:31 PM, 52° NE
- MS Moonset 1:51 PM, 309° NW
- Waning gibbous, 64% lit
Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.
Drone flying
NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107This hour: good to fly. Next good stretch: Fri 7 AM to 9 AM, 2 hours.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:19 AM to sunrise 6:49 AM, and sunset 6:31 PM to 7:01 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Fri | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Caution No-fly
| Hour | Verdict | Wind (mph) | 400 ft est. (mph) | Gust (mph) | Rain | Visibility | Cloud allows | Temp | Kp | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7 AM | Good | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1% | 10 mi | 63° | nothing against it | ||
| Fri 8 AM | Good | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1% | 10 mi | 65° | nothing against it | ||
| Fri 9 AM | Caution | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1% | 10 mi | 67° | gusts near or over your limit | ||
| Fri 10 AM | Caution | 9 | 11 | 19 | 1% | 10 mi | 72° | gusts near or over your limit | ||
| Fri 11 AM | Caution | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1% | 10 mi | 76° | gusts near or over your limit | ||
| Fri 12 PM | Caution | 10 | 13 | 23 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 78° | gusts near or over your limit | |
| Fri 1 PM | Caution | 10 | 13 | 24 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 80° | gusts near or over your limit | |
| Fri 2 PM | Caution | 10 | 13 | 24 | 19% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 81° | gusts near or over your limit | |
| Fri 3 PM | Caution | 10 | 13 | 24 | 19% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 80° | gusts near or over your limit | |
| Fri 4 PM | Caution | 9 | 12 | 21 | 19% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 80° | gusts near or over your limit | |
| Fri 5 PM | No-fly | 8 | 10 | 20 | 46% | 3.0 mi | 400 ft | 78° | thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain | |
| Fri 6 PM | No-fly | 8 | 12 | 21 | 46% | 3.0 mi | 400 ft | 75° | thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | |
| Fri 7 PM | No-fly | 7 | 10 | 18 | 46% | 3.0 mi | 400 ft | 72° | thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Fri 8 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 18 | 28% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 69° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Fri 9 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 18 | 28% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 67° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Fri 10 PM | Caution | 8 | 12 | 20 | 28% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 65° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Fri 11 PM | Caution | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 64° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 12 AM | Caution | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 63° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 1 AM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 18 | 16% | 5 mi | 400 ft | 61° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 2 AM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 60° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 3 AM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 59° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 4 AM | No-fly | 7 | 17 | 25 | 1% | 10 mi | 57° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sat 5 AM | No-fly | 7 | 17 | 25 | 0% | 10 mi | 57° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sat 6 AM | No-fly | 6 | 23 | 31 | 0% | 10 mi | 56° | gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) |
Flight restrictions nearby
Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.
Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.
Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.
Spraying and field work
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecastHours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.
Spraying windows
- Sat 1 AM to 4 AM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sat 12 PM to 6 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sun 10 AM to 8 PM 10 hours, every hour within the rules
- Tue 5 PM to 8 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
- Wed 9 AM to Thu 12 AM 15 hours, every hour within the rules
- Thu 10 AM to 2 PM 4 hours, every hour within the rules
- Thu 5 PM to 9 PM 4 hours, every hour within the rules
| Fri | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Marginal No
Field days
| Day | Daytime | Chance of rain | Rain | Lowest humidity | Strongest wind | Dry days in a row | Hay drying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Wet | 46% | 0.25 in | 60% | 10 mph | ||
| Saturday | Dry | 0% | 0.02 in | 53% | 9 mph | 7 d | |
| Sunday | Dry | 20% | 0.00 in | 65% | 7 mph | 6 d | |
| Monday | Dry | 2% | 0.00 in | 50% | 12 mph | 5 d | Good |
| Tuesday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 42% | 13 mph | 4 d | Good |
| Wednesday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 47% | 7 mph | 3 d | Good |
| Thursday | Dry | 2% | 0.00 in | 60% | 9 mph | 2 d | |
| Friday | Dry | 8% | 0.00 in | 58% | 12 mph | 1 d |
Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.
Solunar times
Computed from the moon’s positionThe best-rated day this week is Wednesday, rated good.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | Fair | 4:39 AM to 6:39 AM5:10 PM to 7:10 PM | 1:21 PM to 2:21 PM10:01 PM to 11:01 PM | 64% | 6:49 AM, 6:31 PM |
| Sat | Fair | 5:42 AM to 7:42 AM6:12 PM to 8:12 PM | 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM11:14 PM to 12:14 AM | 54% | 6:50 AM, 6:30 PM |
| Sun | Fair | 6:42 AM to 8:42 AM7:10 PM to 9:10 PM | 2:58 PM to 3:58 PM | 43% | 6:51 AM, 6:28 PM |
| Mon | Fair | 7:38 AM to 9:38 AM8:04 PM to 10:04 PM | 12:30 AM to 1:30 AM3:32 PM to 4:32 PM | 33% | 6:53 AM, 6:26 PM |
| Tue | Poor | 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM8:54 PM to 10:54 PM | 1:45 AM to 2:45 AM4:00 PM to 5:00 PM | 23% | 6:54 AM, 6:25 PM |
| Wed | Good | 9:18 AM to 11:18 AM9:41 PM to 11:41 PM | 2:59 AM to 3:59 AM4:24 PM to 5:24 PM | 15% | 6:55 AM, 6:23 PM |
| Thu | Good | 10:04 AM to 12:04 PM10:27 PM to 12:27 AM | 4:10 AM to 5:10 AM4:46 PM to 5:46 PM | 8% | 6:56 AM, 6:21 PM |
Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index
Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.
In words
NWS forecast periods, as issuedToday82° · 46% · SW 7–10 mph
A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight55° · 46% · NW 8 mph
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday68° · N 3–9 mph
Sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. North wind 3 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night47° · NE 0–3 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Sunday64° · 20% · E 3–7 mph
A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night51° · 20% · NW 0–5 mph
A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight.
Monday66° · 4% · W 0–12 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night42° · 2% · NW 9–13 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday58° · NW 8–13 mph
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night38° · NW 1–6 mph
Clear, with a low around 38.
Wednesday60° · W 1–7 mph
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night45° · SW 2–6 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday65° · 2% · SW 2–9 mph
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night50° · 3% · SW 2–6 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS New York, NY · issued Oct 2, 3:47 AM EDTWritten by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.
What Has Changed
No significant changes.
KEY Messages
1) After a warm afternoon, a cold front brings a chance for showers late this afternoon and into this evening. A few locally heavy downpours are possible.
2) Rain chances return on Sunday, with a period of showers possible into Sunday night.
3) The coolest air mass of the season so far moves in early next week.
Discussion
KEY Message 1
A warm October day is ahead before cooler air returns behind a cold frontal passage this evening.
H850 temps progged around 17C this afternoon thanks to deep-layered WSW flow. This should allow most areas away from the coast to approach or top 80 this afternoon, with mid 80s possible in the urban metro of NE NJ. While a good 10 to 15 degrees above climo this time of year, records are not in jeopardy.
Frontal boundary advances closer through the day and guidance is suggestive of a broken line of showers preceding it. A few of the CAMs are more bullish with the thermo environment, offering at least several hundred joules of CAPE and ELs approaching -30C late today. Other guidance suggests a sufficient enough warm nose in the mid levels that would preclude this. Opted to maintain the slight chance of thunder late this afternoon as the main forcing works in and added moderate showers as a nod to the potential for some embedded heavier rainfall. Not out of the question a quick inch of rain could fall in some locales should the more aggressive solutions pan out, but this would likely be limited in scope. In general, QPF remains under a quarter inch for most, and some may remain dry.
A few post frontal showers could linger into the first part of the overnight with a bit better upper support as a jet advances east. High pressure then quickly scoots east from the Great Lakes, and conditions dry out with NW flow advecting in a drier, cooler regime. Skies clear in the morning and abundant sunshine prevails in the afternoon with the cool, N/NE wind. Temperatures fall 10 to 15 degrees from their peak today, with afternoon highs around 70 for most. Dry conditions then persist through Saturday night.
KEY Message 2
By Sunday, a wave of low pressure along the same front that moves through tonight slides off the Mid Atlantic coast, potentially grazing the region from the south into Sunday night.
Still some spread in guidance with the strength and placement of this wave, but the growing consensus is that it passes close enough to produce periods of showers or light rain later Sunday and Sunday night, especially for coastal areas.
QPF where it occurs is likely light and impacts should be minimal.
KEY Message 3
Conditions turn cooler early to mid next week, with Canadian high pressure dropping south and ushering in the coolest air mass of this early fall season so far.
Cold front moves through Monday ahead of a digging closed low trough over eastern Canada and by Tuesday, daytime highs look to top out within a couple of degrees either side of 60, or about 10 degrees below normal. Tuesday night will likely bring the coolest weather in several months, with 30s across the interior, and 40s down to the coast, including NYC and the urban metros.
Aviation · 07Z Friday Through Tuesday
A cold front approaches today and passes through during the evening hours. High pressure then follows, passing to the north on Saturday.
Mainly VFR. Some of the outlying terminals could drop to MVFR or lower in patchy fog and stratus, especially KGON.
Chance of brief MVFR in showers and thunderstorms ahead of the cold front from late afternoon into the early evening hours. Post-frontal showers may linger behind the cold front through about 06Z Saturday.
Light SW/VRB winds overnight. Winds increase out of the SW late morning into the afternoon with gusts around 20kt. Winds becoming NW behind the cold front.
NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty...
Low confidence in thunderstorms.
Outlook For 06Z Saturday Through Tuesday
Late Tonight: VFR with NNW winds.
Saturday-Sunday: Mainly VFR.
Sunday night-Monday: MVFR or lower possible with chance of showers late at night into early Monday.
Tuesday: Mainly VFR.
Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
Marine
Cold front approaches from the west today, with increasing SW flow and building seas on the ocean. Small Craft Advisory (SCA) remains in place for coastal ocean waters east of Fire Island Inlet from late this morning through this evening. Seas up to 5 ft and wind gusts around 25 kt can be expected here. Otherwise, sub-SCA conditions for Long Island Sound, Long Island Bays, NY Harbor and ocean west of Fire Island Inlet out to 20 nm.
Conditions then generally remain below SCA criteria on the coastal waters this weekend as N flow early Saturday veers E by Sunday.
A cold frontal passage late Monday will likely bring a return to unsettled conditions with gusty NW winds developing behind it. SCA conditions appear likely on at least the ocean, and perhaps all coastal waters Monday night. Conditions improve into midweek.
OKX Watches / Warnings / Advisories
CT...None. NY...None. NJ...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 11 AM this morning to midnight EDT tonight for ANZ350-353.
Hazardous weather outlook Oct 2, 2:27 AM EDT
The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.
FLUS41 KOKX 020627 HWOOKX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service New York NY 227 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ANZ345-CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 030630- South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay- Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex- Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven- Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Western Passaic- Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-Western Essex- Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-Orange-Putnam-Rockland- Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx- Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwest Suffolk- Northeast Suffolk-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk- Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 227 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters, southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey and southeast New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time that would meet NWS warning criteria. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. && This Hazardous Weather Outlook provides a summary of potential widespread hazardous weather events that may reach NWS warning criteria. Most long fused NWS watches, warnings, and advisories in effect are highlighted. Please refer to the latest NWS forecasts for weather not meeting NWS warning criteria. $$ ANZ331-332-335-338-340-350-353-355-380-383-385-030630- Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the Mouth of the Connecticut River- Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River- Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY- New York Harbor-Peconic and Gardiners Bays- Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 NM- Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 NM- Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM- Waters from Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY from 20 to 60 nm- Waters from Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY from 20 to 60 nm- Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY from 20 to 60 nm- 227 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time that would meet NWS warning criteria. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. && This Hazardous Weather Outlook provides a summary of potential widespread hazardous weather events that may reach NWS warning criteria. Most long fused NWS watches, warnings, and advisories in effect are highlighted. Please refer to the latest NWS forecasts for weather not meeting NWS warning criteria. $$
The outlooks beyond
SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this pointThe national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.
Severe weather
- Day 1 · Fri Oct 2General Thunderstorms Risk
- Day 2 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
- Day 3 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
- Day 4 · Mon Oct 5No risk area
- Day 5 · Tue Oct 6No risk area
- Day 6 · Wed Oct 7No risk area
- Day 7 · Thu Oct 8No risk area
- Day 8 · Fri Oct 9No risk area
Rainfall
- Day 1 · Fri Oct 20.25 in
- Day 2 · Sat Oct 3Under 0.01 in
- Day 3 · Sun Oct 40.01 in
- Day 4-5 · Oct 5–Oct 6Under 0.01 in
- Day 6-7 · Oct 7–Oct 8Under 0.01 in
Six to fourteen days
- Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 7–Oct 11
- Days 6–10 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 7–Oct 11
- Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 9–Oct 15
- Days 8–14 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 9–Oct 15
Drought
- Drought MonitorNo drought
Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook
Frost and climate
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Meriden Markham Muni APThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 26 and the first fall freeze around October 16: a growing season of about 175 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 4; one spring in ten still has one after May 9.
Everything else on the grid
NWS forecast grid · 26 elementsThe forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.
| Element | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeatRisk max | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little |
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 76° | 65° | 61° | 64° | 53° | 56° | 62° | 64° |
| Heat index max | 83° | |||||||
| Wind chill min | 46° | 45° | 35° | 38° | 46° | |||
| Chance of thunder max | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Cloud ceiling min | 3,600 ft | 7,000 ft | ||||||
| Visibility min | 3 mi | 5 mi | 5 mi | 5 mi | 10 mi | 10 mi | 10 mi | 10 mi |
| Mixing height max | 3,000 ft | 4,600 ft | 3,900 ft | |||||
| Transport wind max | 23 mph | 21 mph | 12 mph | |||||
| Atmospheric dispersion index max | 74 | 60 | 29 |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (MMK) · 3.7 mi awayEach forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.
| Day | Forecast | Normal | Record high | Record low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Oct 2 | 82° / 55° | 69° / 47° | 87° (2019) | 36° (2009) |
| Sat Oct 3 | 68° / 47° | 69° / 48° | 83° (2023) | 30° (2003) |
| Sun Oct 4 | 64° / 51° | 70° / 49° | 86° (2023) | 34° (2008) |
| Mon Oct 5 | 66° / 42° | 68° / 47° | 84° (2025) | 34° (2003) |
| Tue Oct 6 | 58° / 38° | 68° / 44° | 87° (2007) | 31° (2004) |
| Wed Oct 7 | 60° / 45° | 70° / 47° | 81° (2018) | 31° (2003) |
| Thu Oct 8 | 65° / 50° | 68° / 44° | 86° (2007) | 30° (1999) |
| Fri Oct 9 | 67° / 49° | 68° / 47° | 85° (2011) | 27° (2001) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | 6:22 AM | 6:49 AM | 6:31 PM | 6:59 PM | 11 h 42 min | Waning gibbous · 64% lit |
| Sat | 6:23 AM | 6:50 AM | 6:30 PM | 6:57 PM | 11 h 40 min | Last quarter · 54% lit |
| Sun | 6:24 AM | 6:51 AM | 6:28 PM | 6:56 PM | 11 h 37 min | Last quarter · 43% lit |
| Mon | 6:25 AM | 6:53 AM | 6:26 PM | 6:54 PM | 11 h 33 min | Waning crescent · 33% lit |
| Tue | 6:26 AM | 6:54 AM | 6:25 PM | 6:52 PM | 11 h 31 min | Waning crescent · 23% lit |
| Wed | 6:27 AM | 6:55 AM | 6:23 PM | 6:51 PM | 11 h 28 min | Waning crescent · 15% lit |
| Thu | 6:28 AM | 6:56 AM | 6:21 PM | 6:49 PM | 11 h 25 min | Waning crescent · 8% lit |
| Fri | 6:29 AM | 6:57 AM | 6:20 PM | 6:47 PM | 11 h 23 min | Waning crescent · 3% lit |
Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
What is here
- Seven days
- The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
- Hour by hour
- Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
- Everything else on the grid
- The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
- The discussion
- The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
- Beyond the week
- The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
- Against the record
- Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
- The next 90 days
- The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.
Common questions
Where does this forecast come from?
From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.
How far ahead does it go?
The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.
Why is this different from the app on my phone?
Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.
What is a place’s address here?
Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.
What the weather actually was · Open the live radar · Where the data comes from