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CONNECTICUT · SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION

Branford

28,448 people, 50 ft above sea level in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.

50 ftElevation, city center
28,448People, 2024 estimate
22 sq miLand area
Sunny 70°
Sunny now Dew point 59° · WNW 6 mph · high 69°
City of Branford River Interstate 2 miles
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The Branford plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Branford

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Tweed-New Haven Airport (KHVN) · 3:12 PM
Sunny
70° Sunny Feels like 70° · high of 69° near 3 PM
WindWNW 6 mphno gusts
Humidity68%rising to 93% by morning
Pressure29.96 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 59° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAIN—none in 31 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for South Central Connecticut Planning Region
NWS Upton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:45 AM6:37 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
18
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 44, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
69°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 54 to 65°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 70° / 52°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69° 55°
0% rain — WNW 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
71° 60°
0% rain — SW 3 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
75° 64°
0% rain — SW 8 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
77° 61°
40% rain up to 0.07″ W 9 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
70° 52°
20% rain — E 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
65° 52°
40% rain up to 1.2″ E 6 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 46°
10% rain — NW 10 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Branford about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Atlantic off the Carolinas three days ago, and over New England a day ago, about 1,340 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Quebec; at 10,000 feet, from the Mid-Atlantic. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Bridgeport CT · 22 MI 22 miles west Brookhaven NY · 31 MI 31 miles south Hempstead NY · 62 MI 62 miles southwest New York NY · 74 MI 74 miles southwest Boston MA · 117 MI 117 miles northeast Philadelphia PA · 151 MI 151 miles southwest
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Branford

28,448 people, 50 ft above sea level in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.

50 ftElevation
28,448People
22 sq miLand
Sunny 70°
SunnyDew point 59°
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Today in Branford

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 69° 1%
6p partly cloudy day 67° 1%
9p partly cloudy night 63° 1%
12a mostly clear night 60° 0%
3a mostly clear night 58° 0%
6a mostly clear night 56° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 40%
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55
69
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60
71
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64
75
B
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
77
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52
70
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
52
65
B
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
65
B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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