Windsor Locks, Connecticut Weather
Windsor Locks, 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 Windsor Locks, Hartford County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Windsor Locks. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Windsor Locks is published on the Skylark Airpark (K7B6) 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 Windsor Locks 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 Windsor Locks: Bradley International Airport (KBDL) 5 km · Ellington Airport (K7B9) 14 km · Hartford Brainard Airport (KHFD) 22 km · Robertson Field (K4B8) 33 km · Windham Airport (KIJD) 42 km
Conditions reported at K7B6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Windsor Locks specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Windsor Locks.
About Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Windsor Locks unfolds along the broad Connecticut River, its landscape shaped by the water's persistent presence and the gentle rise of the land toward the west. It lies 9.7 miles south of Agawam, MA (from Agawam, MA: bearing 184°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-south-west of Longmeadow. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a unique crispness, a blend of river mist and the scent of distant pine. Neighborhoods of modest homes with well-tended yards give way to stretches of open ground, remnants of fields that once stretched further, now punctuated by stands of oak and maple. The river itself, a steady, grey-green ribbon, is a constant, defining feature, its banks a mix of natural growth and the occasional sturdy dock. The history of Windsor Locks is intrinsically tied to the river's power and the ingenuity of those who sought to harness it. For generations, this place was a hub of industry, its economy once fueled by mills and manufacturing that drew life from the waterway. The very name recalls the ambitious engineering feat of the locks built to navigate the river's rapids, a testament to an era when human endeavor sought to master the natural world. Though the character of its commerce has shifted, the echoes of that industrial past remain, a subtle undercurrent beneath the quieter, more residential present, where the rhythm of daily life feels attuned to the river's enduring flow.
Live animated radar for Windsor Locks 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 | Windsor Locks, Hartford County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41.929264°N, 72.627312°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 06096 |
| Area Code | 203, 475, 860, 959 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Windsor Locks, Connecticut Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Windsor Locks, 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 Windsor Locks includes coordinates 41.929264°N, 72.627312°W, situated in Hartford County. ZIP code 06096. 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.
