Colchester, CT Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Clear 27°F
Feels Like 27°F  
Humidity 93% Dew Point 25°F Wind Calm Barometer 30.05 in.
Report from a personal weather station 3.3 mi. NW of central Colchester
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 3
Wed Dec 3: Mostly Clear, Low 26F
 
26
ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Mostly Cloudy, High 37F, Low 11F
37
11
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Sunny, High 29F, Low 19F
29
19
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 38F, Low 23F
30%
38
23
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 39F, Low 17F
39
17
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Sunny, High 27F, Low 11F
27
11
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Mostly Sunny, High 34F, Low 24F
34
24

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 27°F to 39°F. Some snow possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 7°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 42°F with lows around 25°F.

This Date in Weather History

1983 - Birmingham, AL, was drenched with 9.22 inches of rain in 24 hours. The rains caused severe flash flooding which literally submerged traffic.

More on this and other weather history

Colchester, CT 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 3

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 26. Calm wind.

Thursday Dec 4

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Sunny through mid morning, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between 5 and 10. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of light snow after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Calm wind.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of light snow before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Monday Dec 8

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 27.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11.

Tuesday Dec 9

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Snow

Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Wednesday Dec 10

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 41.


About Colchester, CT

Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 15,555 at the 2020 census. In 2010 Colchester became the first town in Connecticut, and the 36th in the country, to be certified with the National Wildlife Federation as a Community Wildlife Habitat. The villages of Westchester and North Westchester are located within Colchester. The town center village, which was previously incorporated as a borough, is a census-designated place, with a population of 4,700 at the 2020 census. The Colchester area was part of the Mohegan territory at the time of European settlement. Several members of the Paugussett tribe currently reside in Colchester, where the tribe (which also has a heritage property in Trumbull) has a larger and more recently acquired 106-acre (0.43 km2) reservation. The Colchester Historical Society operates a local history museum.

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