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CONNECTICUT · SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION

Preston

4,855 people, 230 ft above sea level in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

230 ftElevation, city center
4,855People, 2024 estimate
31 sq miLand area
Sunny 66°
Sunny now Dew point 58° · SSW 5 mph · high 68°
City of Preston River Interstate 2 miles
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The Preston 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 Preston

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Westerly State Airport (KWST) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
66° Sunny Feels like 66° · high of 68° near 3 PM
WindSSW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity75%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.95 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 58° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.69 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
NWS Upton and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:42 AM6:34 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
17
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
68°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 56 to 64°

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 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
68° 55°
0% rain — W 6 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 57°
0% rain — SSW 3 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
73° 63°
0% rain — SW 8 A
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
76° 60°
40% rain up to 0.08″ WSW 8 A
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69° 50°
20% rain — ENE 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 51°
40% rain up to 1.2″ E 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 44°
10% rain — NW 7 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 Preston about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the North Atlantic three days ago, and over the western Atlantic a day ago, about 1,250 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from the western 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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Preston

4,855 people, 230 ft above sea level in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

230 ftElevation
4,855People
31 sq miLand
Sunny 66°
SunnyDew point 58°
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Today in Preston

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 68° 1%
6p mostly cloudy day 66° 1%
9p mostly cloudy night 61° 1%
12a partly cloudy night 59° 1%
3a partly cloudy night 57° 1%
6a partly cloudy night 56° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 40%
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Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
55
68
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57
70
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63
73
A
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
60
76
A
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
50
69
B
Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
51
64
B
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
64
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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