New London, Connecticut Weather
New London, 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 New London, New London County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near New London. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for New London is published on the Groton New London Airport (KGON) page, 5 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. 4 airfields within reach of New London 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 New London: Elizabeth Field (K0B8) 13 km · Chester Airport (KSNC) 34 km · Windham Airport (KIJD) 44 km
Conditions reported at KGON describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New London specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut, anchors itself firmly to the southeastern Connecticut coastline, a place where the Thames River surrenders to the vast embrace of Long Island Sound. It lies 11.7 miles south of Norwich, CT (from Norwich, CT: bearing 186°T), and is situated 1.2 miles west-north-west of Groton. Its terrain is a study in coastal transition, with rolling hills giving way to a more rugged shoreline, punctuated by inlets and harbors that have long shaped the town's destiny. The air here often carries the briny tang of the sea, mingling with the scent of pine from the surrounding woodlands, and the light, especially as dusk settles, can cast a diffused, almost pearlescent glow over the water and the weathered facades of its older buildings. The rhythm of New London is one dictated by the tides and the seasons, a steady pulse felt in the creak of docked boats and the distant cry of gulls. This is a city with roots reaching back to the colonial era, once a bustling whaling port and a vital hub for maritime trade, its history etched into the very stones of its historic districts. The legacy of seafaring continues to inform its character, even as the local economy has diversified, embracing shipbuilding, research institutions, and a growing tourism sector drawn to its maritime heritage and the nearby sandy shores. The presence of the United States Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Navy Submarine Base New London are potent reminders of its enduring strategic importance, a constant hum of activity beneath the surface of everyday life. New London’s narrative is one of resilience and adaptation, a coastal community that has weathered storms both literal and economic, always turning its gaze toward the water.
Live animated radar for New London 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 | New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41.355654°N, 72.099521°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 06320 |
| Area Code | 203, 475, 860, 959 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New London, Connecticut Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New London, 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 New London includes coordinates 41.355654°N, 72.099521°W, situated in New London County. ZIP code 06320. 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.
