Forecast Details for Putnam, CT

Recent Locations: Greenwich, CT Blue Gap, AZ Putnam, CT

This Afternoon: A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 9pm. Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly before 5pm. Patchy fog between 9am and noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog before 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!

Current U.S. National Radar--Current

The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).

National Weather Forecast--Current

The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.

National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow

Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.

North America Water Vapor (Moisture)

This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.

Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Hole Punch Clouds

Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

Home - Education - Cloud Types - Nimbostratus Clouds

Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

Next Topic: Precipitation