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Mechanicsville, Connecticut

Community in Windham County, Connecticut

Air quality

The air at Mechanicsville

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Western (RI), 18 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good16.9 mi
  • Ozone19Good22 ppb16.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-16.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide0Good0 ppb21.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb21.6 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm21.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Mechanicsville

0.55 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.55in
Last 3 days
0.55in

Visibility

How far you can see at Mechanicsville, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

On the radar over Mechanicsville, ConnecticutReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Mechanicsville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Woodstock 0.5 NCT-WN-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.5 mi away/498 ft/190 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank82of 378

Station report

The weather at Willimantic (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.4 mi from Mechanicsville, Connecticut. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:52 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,400 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Willimantic (ASOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IJDFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILLIMANTIC (ASOS)SECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWillimantic (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IJDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-IJD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Willimantic (ASOS): temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IJDFIG. B THE AIR AT WILLIMANTIC (ASOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,400 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEWillimantic (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IJDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-IJD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Willimantic (ASOS), north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IJDFIG. C THE WIND AT WILLIMANTIC (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWillimantic (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IJDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-IJD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Willimantic (ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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