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CONNECTICUT · LOWER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY PLANNING REGION

Essex

6,847 people, 90 ft above sea level in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.

90 ftElevation, city center
6,847People, 2024 estimate
10 sq miLand area
Sunny 68°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · WNW 3 mph · high 67°
City of Essex River Interstate 2 miles
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The Essex 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 Essex

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Chester Airport (KSNC) · 4:35 PM
Sunny
68° Sunny Feels like 68° · high of 67° near 4 PM
WindWNW 3 mphno gusts
Humidity78%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.97 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Stickyabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 281 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
NWS Upton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:44 AM6:35 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
19
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
67°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 55 to 65°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
67° 55°
0% rain — NW 0 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72° 59°
0% rain — NNW 0 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
76° 65°
0% rain — SW 5 B
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
80° 59°
40% rain up to 0.07″ W 6 A
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
70° 50°
10% rain — E 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 51°
40% rain up to 0.6″ ESE 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 45°
20% rain — NW 6 C
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 Essex 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 1,290 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Canada; 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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Neighboring plates

New Haven CT · 27 MI 27 miles west Hartford CT · 32 MI 32 miles northwest Brookhaven NY · 44 MI 44 miles southwest Hempstead NY · 80 MI 80 miles southwest New York NY · 93 MI 93 miles southwest Boston MA · 99 MI 99 miles northeast
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CONNECTICUT · LOWER CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY

Essex

6,847 people, 90 ft above sea level in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.

90 ftElevation
6,847People
10 sq miLand
Sunny 68°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Essex

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 67° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 63° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 59° 0%
1a mostly clear night 57° 0%
4a mostly clear night 56° 0%
7a mostly sunny 55° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 40%
→
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55
67
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59
72
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65
76
B
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
59
80
A
Sat10%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
50
70
C
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
51
64
B
Mon20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
64
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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