Bethel, Connecticut Weather
Bethel, Connecticut — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Bethel, Fairfield County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bethel. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bethel is published on the Danbury Municipal Airport (KDXR) page, 6 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Bethel have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Bethel: Candlelight Farms Airport (K11N) 22 km · Waterbury Oxford Airport (KOXC) 26 km · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (KBDR) 33 km · Westchester County Airport (KHPN) 42 km · Waterbury Airport (KN41) 42 km
Conditions reported at KDXR describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bethel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bethel.
About Bethel, Connecticut
Bethel rests in a verdant hollow, where hills rise like sleeping giants, their flanks cloaked in the deep greens of oak and pine. It lies 2.6 miles south-east of Danbury, CT (from Danbury, CT: bearing 128°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west-south-west of Sandy Hook. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers blooming in the meadows that spill down towards the shallow, meandering streams. Sunlight, when it pierces the canopy of leaves, paints shifting mosaics on the winding roads, and the quiet hum of insect life forms a constant, gentle soundtrack to the slow turning of the seasons. Even the houses, with their clapboard siding and welcoming porches, seem to lean into the landscape, as if drawn by the same invisible currents that guide the clouds across the wide, often startlingly blue, Connecticut sky. The story of Bethel is one of quiet resilience, a narrative etched not in grand pronouncements but in the steady work of generations. Its early days were marked by the sturdy practicality of farming and the burgeoning industry of clockmaking, a heritage that still whispers from some of the older brick buildings downtown. Today, while many still find their livelihood in the surrounding agricultural lands, the economic heart of Bethel also beats with the pulse of small businesses and a growing tech sector, reflecting a dynamic shift that hasn't erased its enduring character. The annual Fourth of July parade, a tradition stretching back decades, still draws families from all corners, their laughter and the cheerful pop of firecrackers echoing against the timeless backdrop of the town common, a testament to the enduring spirit of this western Connecticut locale.
Live animated radar for Bethel and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41.371206°N, 73.41401°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| Area Code | 203, 475, 860, 959 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bethel, Connecticut Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bethel, Connecticut, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bethel includes coordinates 41.371206°N, 73.414010°W, situated in Fairfield County. Telephone area code: 203, 475, 860, 959. Timezone: Eastern Time.
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
