Lakes East, Connecticut Weather
Lakes East, Connecticut — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Lakes East, Fairfield County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lakes East. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lakes East is published on the Danbury Municipal Airport (KDXR) page, 4 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 Lakes East 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 Lakes East: Candlelight Farms Airport (K11N) 27 km · Waterbury Oxford Airport (KOXC) 34 km · Westchester County Airport (KHPN) 34 km · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (KBDR) 36 km · Dutchess County Airport (KPOU) 46 km
Conditions reported at KDXR describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lakes East specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lakes East, Connecticut
Lakes East unfolds across a landscape etched by the slow, deliberate sweep of glaciers, its terrain a mosaic of rolling hills and the shimmering, placid surfaces of its namesake waters. It lies 4.8 miles south-south-west of Danbury, CT (from Danbury, CT: bearing 204°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-north-east of Lewisboro. Deep, cool forests of oak and maple, their canopies thick enough to filter the summer sun into dappled patterns on the mossy ground, give way to open fields where the air often carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles. The character of Lakes East is one of quiet resilience, a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of life, from the vibrant greens of spring and summer to the hushed whites of winter. Evenings here often bring a particular quality of light, a soft, golden haze that softens the edges of the world and invites a lingering stillness. The history of Lakes East is woven into the agricultural legacy of Western Connecticut, its early settlers drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of sustenance. For generations, dairy farms and orchards dotted the hillsides, their produce finding its way to burgeoning markets downstate. While the economic landscape has shifted, hints of this agrarian past remain in the stone walls that crisscross the fields and the steadfast architecture of the older farmhouses. Today, Lakes East retains a connection to its heritage through local artisans and small businesses, and its proximity to larger cultural centers allows for a vibrant, yet unhurried, pace of everyday life, where the echoes of history can still be felt in the quiet hum of the present.
Live animated radar for Lakes East 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 | Lakes East, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41.3314°N, 73.4911°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 06877 |
| Area Code | 203, 475, 860, 959 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakes East, Connecticut Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakes East, 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 Lakes East includes coordinates 41.331400°N, 73.491100°W, situated in Fairfield County. ZIP code 06877. 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. 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.
