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Fenwick, Connecticut Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fenwick weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fenwick, CT
Saturday, July 4 at 8:06 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Sunset
4:25 PM
Fenwick, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFenwick, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 71°H 94°
Fenwick, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    42%
    0.16″
    94°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    79°70°-15°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    77%
    5.0″
    69°63°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    67%
    1.1″
    63°59°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    80°57°+17°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    79°66°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    80°69°+1°
Fenwick, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
264° · veering 41°
Direction
W
264°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 20 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1810SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 41° from the w.
Fenwick, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.21009.81010.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Fenwick, CT
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-5 in 6hPeak ~74 @ 6 PM

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
5.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 30

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fenwick, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.7mi
UNLIMITED
68 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:06 UTC · Fenwick, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:06 UTC · Fenwick, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fenwick, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fenwick, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fenwick, CT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
1:21 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
4:25 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fenwick, CT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 PM
Moonset
9:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fenwick, CT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fenwick at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Fenwick

  1. Sat94°74°42%
  2. Sun79°70°48%
  3. Mon69°63°77%
  4. Tue63°59°67%
  5. Wed80°57°12%
  6. Thu79°66°12%
  7. Fri80°69°27%
  8. Sat72°69°22%
  9. Sun71°65°24%
  10. Mon68°63°19%
  11. Tue71°63°16%
  12. Wed75°62°25%
  13. Thu83°70°29%
  14. Fri85°73°31%
  15. Sat81°71°35%
  16. Sun81°68°40%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Fenwick

SPC includes Fenwick in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Fenwick

  • 06475

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.