Northford, Connecticut Weather
Northford, 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 Northford, New Haven County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Northford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Northford 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. 5 airfields within reach of Northford 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 Northford: Tweed New Haven Airport (KHVN) 17 km · Chester Airport (KSNC) 24 km · Robertson Field (K4B8) 34 km · Hartford Brainard Airport (KHFD) 40 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 Northford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Northford.
About Northford, Connecticut
Northford unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the verdant sweep of Connecticut's inland countryside meets the subtle hum of suburban life. It lies 9.2 miles north-east of New Haven, CT (from New Haven, CT: bearing 50°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-north-east of East Haven. Fields, often edged with the rough grace of stone walls, give way to stands of oak and maple, their branches reaching towards a sky that can, on clear evenings, burn with an astonishing, almost ethereal, apricot hue as the sun dips below the horizon. The air here, particularly in the hush of late afternoon, carries the mingled scents of damp earth, pine needles, and the distant, comforting aroma of woodsmoke, a sensory preamble to the quiet rhythms of Northford. This corner of New Haven County carries the quiet imprint of its agricultural past, with farms that have long since transitioned into residential enclaves, yet the spirit of cultivation lingers in the well-tended gardens and the occasional roadside stand offering seasonal produce. The local economy, while diversified, still finds echoes in the industrious spirit of its early settlers, who harnessed the area's modest waterways and fertile soil. Northford’s character is one of enduring practicality, a place where the historical threads of New England resilience are woven into the everyday lives of its residents, with a distinctive blend of quietude and accessible suburban convenience.
Live animated radar for Northford 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 | Northford, New Haven County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41.393708°N, 72.79121°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 06472 |
| Area Code | 203, 475, 860, 959 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Northford, Connecticut Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northford, 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 Northford includes coordinates 41.393708°N, 72.791210°W, situated in New Haven County. ZIP code 06472. 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.
