Durham, Connecticut Weather
Durham, 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 Durham, Middlesex County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Durham. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Durham is published on the Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (KMMK) page, 13 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 Durham 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 Durham: Chester Airport (KSNC) 18 km · Robertson Field (K4B8) 28 km · Hartford Brainard Airport (KHFD) 28 km · Tweed New Haven Airport (KHVN) 30 km · Skylark Airpark (K7B6) 50 km
Conditions reported at KMMK describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Durham specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Durham.
About Durham, Connecticut
Durham unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills and verdant farmland, a testament to the enduring connection between its people and the earth. It lies 5.8 miles south-south-west of Middletown, CT (from Middletown, CT: bearing 196°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-south-east of Meriden. The air here, especially in the early morning mist that clings to the valleys, carries the scent of damp soil and pine, a quiet perfume that speaks of seasons past and present. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the hands of old storytellers, stand sentinel over fields of corn and hay, their leaves rustling a hushed conversation with the prevailing breeze. The terrain, shaped by glaciers and the slow persistence of water, offers a gentle, undulating beauty, where stone walls, laid with patient hands generations ago, still trace the boundaries of cultivated land. This is a place where the echoes of colonial settlement still resonate, a community that has long drawn its sustenance from the fertile Connecticut River Valley. The agricultural heritage of Durham is palpable, with family farms continuing to work the land, their harvests feeding not only the local markets but also contributing to the broader regional bounty. Beyond the fields, remnants of a bygone industrial past, perhaps a silent mill or a weathered bridge, hint at different chapters in Durham’s economic story. The town’s character is one of quiet resilience, a blend of practicality and a deep-seated appreciation for the natural world that surrounds it, a place where the pace of life feels governed by the turning of the earth rather than the ticking of a clock.
Live animated radar for Durham 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 | Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41.481765°N, 72.681206°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 Durham, Connecticut Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Durham, 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 Durham includes coordinates 41.481765°N, 72.681206°W, situated in Middlesex 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.
