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Meriden, Connecticut Weather

Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Meriden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Meriden, CT
Monday, June 15 at 4:25 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
91%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
Meriden, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMeriden, CT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 56°H 77°
Meriden, CT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Rain
    79%
    0.19″
    77°61°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    76°54°-1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Drizzle
    12%
    77°57°+1°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    42%
    0.07″
    93°63°+16°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    27%
    84°62°-9°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Partly Cloudy
    78°55°-6°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    74°55°-4°
Meriden, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 18°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 32 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the s.
Meriden, CT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.0
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.44 inHg
Now
997.0
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-5.9
mb
24h
-8.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951006
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.0994.9996.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Meriden, CT
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-41 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 41 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 19
Meriden, CT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
UNLIMITED
87 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:25 UTC · Meriden, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:25 UTC · Meriden, CT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Meriden, CT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Meriden, CT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Meriden, CT
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
1:16 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
4:26 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Meriden, CT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
5:14 AM
Moonset
8:41 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Meriden, CT
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

cultural
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Meriden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Meriden

  1. Mon77°61°79%
  2. Tue76°54°0%
  3. Wed77°57°12%
  4. Thu93°63°42%
  5. Fri84°62°27%
  6. Sat78°55°6%
  7. Sun74°55°10%
  8. Mon73°54°23%
  9. Tue79°53°29%
  10. Wed83°55°21%
  11. Thu80°58°16%
  12. Fri84°61°48%
  13. Sat83°55°33%
  14. Sun86°58°42%
  15. Mon90°68°43%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Meriden

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Meriden

  • 06450
  • 06451

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.