Plainfield, Connecticut Weather
Plainfield, 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 Plainfield, Windham County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Plainfield. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Plainfield is published on the Danielson Airport (KLZD) page, 16 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 Plainfield 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 Plainfield: Westerly State Airport (KWST) 38 km · Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (KPVD) 41 km · Quonset State Airport (KOQU) 43 km · North Central State Airport (KSFZ) 44 km · Newport State Airport (KUUU) 55 km
Conditions reported at KLZD describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Plainfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Plainfield.
About Plainfield, Connecticut
Plainfield unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the Pawcatuck River snakes its way through verdant valleys, its banks often softened by a mist that lingers long after dawn. It lies 13.4 miles north-east of Norwich, CT (from Norwich, CT: bearing 38°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south of Danielson. The air here carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding woodlands that stretch towards the horizon, their dense canopy broken by the occasional open field of goldenrod or the weathered grey of a colonial-era farmhouse. The terrain is a gentle push and pull of elevation, creating a sense of quiet enclosure, as if the land itself is breathing a slow, steady rhythm. Sunlight, when it breaks through, tends to slant low in the sky, casting long, elongated shadows that lend a certain contemplative mood to the late afternoon. The history of Plainfield is deeply entwined with the early days of New England settlement, its founding families drawn to the rich soil and the promise of a life built on hard work and resilience. For generations, the local economy was shaped by the flow of the Pawcatuck, with mills that once hummed with the activity of textile production now standing as quiet monuments to a bygone era. Today, the character of Plainfield is one of quiet perseverance, its residents finding their livelihoods in a mix of small businesses, agricultural pursuits that still dot the countryside, and the steady hum of commerce in neighboring towns. A palpable sense of community prevails, a shared understanding born from generations living in close proximity, where the changing seasons are as much a topic of conversation as any local news.
Live animated radar for Plainfield 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 | Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41.676488°N, 71.915073°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 Plainfield, Connecticut Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plainfield, 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 Plainfield includes coordinates 41.676488°N, 71.915073°W, situated in Windham 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.
