Outdoor conditions in

New Britain

Connecticut

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 55°Sunny0% rain69% humidityGusts 16 mph
  2. 57°Sunny0% rain64% humidityGusts 15 mph
  3. 59°Sunny0% rain60% humidityGusts 13 mph
  4. 60°Mostly Sunny0% rain58% humidityGusts 10 mph
  5. 61°Mostly Sunny0% rain53% humidityGusts 8 mph
  6. 61°Sunny0% rain51% humidityGusts 7 mph
  7. 61°Sunny0% rain51% humidityGusts 5 mph
  8. 60°Sunny0% rain53% humidityGusts 3 mph
  9. 57°Clear0% rain62% humidityGusts 3 mph
  10. 53°Mostly Clear0% rain74% humidityGusts 3 mph
  11. 50°Mostly Clear0% rain80% humidityGusts 3 mph
  12. 48°Mostly Clear0% rain93% humidityGusts 5 mph
  13. 48°Mostly Clear0% rain93% humidityGusts 5 mph
  14. 48°Partly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 6 mph
  15. 47°Mostly Cloudy2% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  16. 48°Partly Cloudy3% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  17. 48°Partly Cloudy3% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  18. 49°Partly Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  19. 52°Mostly Cloudy14% rain89% humidityGusts 13 mph
  20. 52°Patchy Fog19% rain89% humidityGusts 14 mph
  21. 53°Chance Rain Showers36% rain89% humidityGusts 17 mph
  22. 53°Chance Rain Showers53% rain96% humidityGusts 21 mph
  23. 54°Rain Showers Likely69% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  24. 56°Rain Showers Likely63% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
51–93%
Wind
17 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
69%
Humidity
89–100%
Wind
29 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
62%
Humidity
42–96%
Wind
33 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
7%
Humidity
45–86%
Wind
13 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
53–100%
Wind
18 mph
  1. 61° / 48°Today looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 51–93% · Wind 17 mph
  2. 70° / 47°Friday has a real shower chance.69% rain · Humidity 89–100% · Wind 29 mph
  3. 59° / 38°Saturday has a real shower chance.62% rain · Humidity 42–96% · Wind 33 mph
  4. 55° / 34°Sunday looks fairly quiet.7% rain · Humidity 45–86% · Wind 13 mph
  5. 60° / 37°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 53–100% · Wind 18 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Hartford area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
14GoodUS AQI

Good through Fri 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground14 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

New Britain radar

Radar animation for New Britain, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Weather is less concerning around 4 PM–7 PM.

Humidity stays higher and winds stay lighter for at least three hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 10 mph. Gusts may reach 16 mph.

Humidity
69%
Wind
10 mph
Gusts
16 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Hartford area, about 11 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents New Britain, CT, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.