Observed 1:35 PM EDT at KOXC

Sandy Hook, CT weather

Sunny and 57°14°, jacket by 6 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the west-southwest. Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Air quality: 27Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.53 inHg1034 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 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 (56°13° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

High 60°16° today at 4 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 7 PM
Low 34°1° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 58°14° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 36°2° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · 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 1p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	47%	55%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	65%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	69%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	76%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	47%	72%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	67%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	50%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	42%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	27%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	82%	7%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	47%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	0%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	51%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	9%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	13%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	12%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	11%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	6%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 33°1°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Areas of frost after midnight. Clear. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
31°−1°–34°1°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 34°1°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  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, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost before 10am. Sunny. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. West wind around 3 mph.
Night: Patchy frost after 1am. Clear. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. West wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 40°4°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost before 9am. Sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 57°14°, low 30°−1°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 40°4°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
31°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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
55°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 1.3 in32 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.38 in9.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.66 in17 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
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 34°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 67°, low 40°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 57–66°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (OKX) (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

Housatonic River at Stevenson

4.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 463 cfs

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Naugatuck River at Beacon Falls

9.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 125 cfs

Forecast peak 1.5 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Pomperaug River above Southbury

5.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 55 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Housatonic River above Seymour Wellfield

7.0 mi

Level: 24.9 ft

Reading from Sat 12:07 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 36Typical 114

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

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 32°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

DANBURY · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1937–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−5°−3°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Sandy Hook weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:20–6:15 PM; Morning 6:57–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:46–6:57 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–6:48 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:25 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Sandy Hook. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 53 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sandy Hook, CT weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Housatonic River at Stevenson

Naugatuck River at Beacon Falls

Pomperaug River above Southbury

Housatonic River above Seymour Wellfield

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