Meriden, Connecticut Weather
Meriden, 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 Meriden, New Haven County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Meriden. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Meriden is published on the Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (KMMK) 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 Meriden 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 Meriden: Robertson Field (K4B8) 18 km · Hartford Brainard Airport (KHFD) 26 km · Chester Airport (KSNC) 30 km · Tweed New Haven Airport (KHVN) 31 km · Bradley International Airport (KBDL) 46 km
Conditions reported at KMMK describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Meriden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Meriden, Connecticut
Meriden sits in a shallow basin, a gentle depression in the rolling hills of South Central Connecticut, where the land often rises and falls in broad, sweeping curves. It lies 8.3 miles west-south-west of Middletown, CT (from Middletown, CT: bearing 258°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south of New Britain. The Quinnipiac River, a modest ribbon of brown water, meanders through the western edge of Meriden, its banks sometimes thick with reeds, other times giving way to weathered stone walls that speak of older boundaries. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a blend of fertile soil and the distant breath of pine forests that crown the higher elevations. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, tends to diffuse softly, casting a muted glow on the mix of residential streets and the occasional industrial building that punctuate the landscape. For generations, Meriden was known as the "Silver City," a moniker earned through its prominent role in the manufacturing of silverware and metal goods, a heritage that left its mark on the town’s character and architecture. The echoes of its industrial past can still be felt in the sturdy brick buildings and the network of old railway lines that crisscross the area, though the economy has since diversified, embracing a wider range of businesses. Meriden’s history is woven with the stories of immigrants who sought opportunity here, their descendants now forming the vibrant, multicultural heart of the community. While the grand factories have largely fallen silent, the spirit of industry and resilience remains, evident in the hardworking families and the enduring sense of place that defines Meriden.
Live animated radar for Meriden 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 | Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41.538154°N, 72.807044°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Area Code | 203, 475, 860, 959 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Meriden, Connecticut Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Meriden, 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 Meriden includes coordinates 41.538154°N, 72.807044°W, situated in New Haven County. 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.
