Observed 8:20 PM EDT at KIJD

Coventry Lake, CT weather

Clear and 41°5°.

Mostly agree

Now 41°5°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 8 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 34Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.53 inHg1034 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (43°6° then, 42°6° now)

Good hours for

Hard freeze tomorrow 4–9 AM (low 28°−2°)
Low 28°−2° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 65°18° tomorrow at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 30°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	36%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	33%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	33%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	92%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	52%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	85%	32%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	82%	12%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	22%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	25%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	22%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	46%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	56%	12%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	54%	26%	3
Mon 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	14%	2
Mon 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	2%	1
Mon 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	5%	0
Mon 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	11%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 28°−2°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Areas of frost after 1am. Clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
28°−2°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 34°1°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind around 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 40°4°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–40°4°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 55°13°, low 30°−1°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 30. North wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 57°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
29°−2°–37°3°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 2 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 56°13°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 59°, low 28°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 34°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 40°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 55–68°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BOX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Shetucket River at Willimantic

9.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 250 cfs

Forecast peak 2.5 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Connecticut River at Hartford

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 7,770 cfs

Forecast peak 3.6 ft Sun 2 PM

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Yantic River at Yantic

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 88 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Connecticut River at Middle Haddam

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sun 1 PM

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 35Typical 117

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 19 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Storrs · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1888–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Coventry Lake weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:15–6:11 PM; Morning 6:54–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:11–6:22 PM; Morning 6:43–6:54 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 8:44 PM–6:44 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:21 AM · rises 4:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Coventry Lake. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,800 ft, 43 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Coventry Lake, CT weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Shetucket River at Willimantic

Connecticut River at Hartford

Yantic River at Yantic

Connecticut River at Middle Haddam

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon