Observed 6:35 AM EDT at KHFD

Hartford, CT weather

Clear and 41°5°.

Mostly agree

Now 41°5°

Clear · Feels like 37°3°

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 20 mph33 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 23Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Rising · +0.09 inHg+3.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (45°7° then, 42°6° now)

Good hours for

Above 50°10° today by 11 AM
High 58°14° today at 2 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 7–9 AM (low 32°0°)
Below freezing tomorrow night from 1 AM (low 30°−1°)

This morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 58°14° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 35°2° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 61°16° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 30°−1° by 2 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 7a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	0%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	0%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	0%	0
Fri 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	53%	0%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	46%	0%	2
Fri 12p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	40%	0%	3
Fri 1p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	34%	0%	3
Fri 2p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	32%	0%	3
Fri 3p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	32%	0%	2
Fri 4p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	32%	0%	1
Fri 5p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	34%	0%	0
Fri 6p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	0%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	42%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	2%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	27%	0
Fri 11p	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	43%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	45%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	45%	0
Sat 2a	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	53%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	51%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	50%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	50%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	85%	49%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	52%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	42%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	42%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	37%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	50%	19%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	6%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	34%	10%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	30%	1%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	31%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	32%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	38%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 45°7°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 44°7°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 44°7°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 24°−4° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	3%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 58°14°, low 32°0°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy frost after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
32°0°–42°6°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 30°−1°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Widespread frost before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Widespread frost after midnight. Clear, with a low around 30. West wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
30°−1°–35°2°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 34°1°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Widespread frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 4am. Clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
28°−2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 41°5°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
29°−2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 59°15°, low 32°0°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–46°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 36°2°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 0 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
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
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
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
52°11°–71°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 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
56°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 58°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 61°, low 30°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 64°, low 34°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 57–69°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 65% less heating than a typical week.

This week 39Typical 110

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 11 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).

Open the windows?

Sat, 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Hartford-Bradley International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1905–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SatOct 17
−9°−5°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+3°+2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Hartford weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:18–6:14 PM; Morning 6:54–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:25 PM; Morning 6:43–6:54 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:25–10 PM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:13 AM · rises 4:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Hartford. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,300 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.