Botsford, Connecticut Weather
Botsford, Connecticut — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Botsford, Western Connecticut (Fairfield County) County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Botsford. Tide source:
Flight conditions near Botsford. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Botsford.
About Botsford, Connecticut
Botsford lies nestled amongst the rolling hills of western Connecticut, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, persistent life. It lies 9.2 miles west-north-west of Shelton, CT (from Shelton, CT: bearing 292°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west of Ansonia. The landscape here is a gentle push and pull of wooded slopes and open fields, bisected by the Housatonic River, its waters reflecting the shifting moods of the sky from pale morning silver to the deep bruised purples of twilight. Ancient oaks and maples, their branches gnarled like the hands of old storytellers, cast long, cool shadows across the narrow country roads, and the air, particularly after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of loam and decaying leaves. Here, the seasons paint the land in broad strokes of green, gold, and russet, a constant reminder of nature’s enduring dominion. The history of Botsford is as deeply rooted as the trees that stand sentinel over its fields. Once a vital hub for the region's agricultural output, its farms produced goods that found their way to broader markets, a testament to the hardiness of its early settlers. While the grand agricultural estates have largely softened into residential enclaves, the echoes of that industrious past remain, whispered in the weathered barns and stone walls that still trace the boundaries of long-tilled fields. The Housatonic River, though no longer powering mills with its robust flow, continues to be a subtle artery, its presence shaping the very character of Botsford, offering quiet spots for contemplation and a gentle, continuous murmur that underlies the everyday rhythm of life.
Live animated radar for Botsford 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 | Botsford, Western Connecticut (Fairfield County) County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41.366485°N, 73.25706°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 06470 |
| Area Code | 203, 475, 860, 959 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Botsford, Connecticut Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Botsford, Connecticut, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Botsford includes coordinates 41.366485°N, 73.257060°W, situated in Western Connecticut (Fairfield County) County. ZIP code 06470. Telephone area code: 203, 475, 860, 959. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
