Stonington, Connecticut Weather
Stonington, 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 Stonington, New London County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Stonington. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Stonington is published on the Westerly State Airport (KWST) page, 9 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 Stonington 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 Stonington: Montauk Airport (KMTP) 29 km · Block Island State Airport (KBID) 33 km · Quonset State Airport (KOQU) 50 km · Danielson Airport (KLZD) 54 km · Newport State Airport (KUUU) 56 km
Conditions reported at KWST describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stonington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stonington.
About Stonington, Connecticut
Stonington, Connecticut, wears the sea on its sleeve, a string of villages clinging to the eastern edge of a peninsula that juts into the Long Island Sound. It lies 10.1 miles east of New London, CT (from New London, CT: bearing 98°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-west of Westerly. The air here carries the tang of salt and pine, a perpetual reminder of the ocean's proximity, and the landscape unfolds in a series of gentle slopes leading down to rocky shores and sheltered coves. Ancient stone walls, weathered to the color of bone, trace the boundaries of fields that have seen generations of cultivation, while stands of oak and maple offer a deep, cool green against the bright coastal sky. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a softened, almost liquid quality, bathing the clapboard houses and the sails of pleasure craft in a warm, amber glow. The history of Stonington is as deeply etched into its character as the barnacles on a hull. Founded by English settlers in the 17th century, it has long been a nexus of maritime activity, from whaling and fishing to shipbuilding and trade. The economy, once robust with the spoils of the sea, now finds its pulse in a blend of tourism, small businesses catering to summer visitors, and the quiet hum of a community that values its heritage. The Old Lighthouse Museum, a sentinel against the waves, stands as a silent witness to this enduring connection with the water, and the narrow, winding streets of the village center, lined with antique shops and independent galleries, invite a slower pace, a deliberate perusal of the past.
Live animated radar for Stonington 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 | Stonington, New London County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41.335933°N, 71.905904°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 Stonington, Connecticut Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stonington, 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 Stonington includes coordinates 41.335933°N, 71.905904°W, situated in New London 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.
